Aceris Law LLC is pleased to announce that it has successfully resolved another ICC arbitration for another well-deserving client, shortly after securing a USD 34.5 million arbitration award for a different client. The arbitration, which had it seat in London, was governed by the laws of Saudi Arabia and concerned construction works related to a […]
Construction Arbitration
Bank Guarantees and Arbitration: Resisting a Wrongful Call?
Bank Guarantees are a common feature of international construction contracts. Bank Guarantees are typically used as a security for one party’s (usually the contractor’s) performance of its contractual obligations. Bank Guarantees frequently play a central role in construction disputes as well – either as an important aspect of background facts of the dispute or as […]
Dispute Boards and International Construction Arbitration
1. What Is a Dispute Board? Dispute boards[1] are often found in large construction projects[2] to assist parties in resolving or avoiding disputes and, ideally, preventing such disputes from escalating to international construction arbitration.[3] Dispute boards are purely a creature of contract. This means that normally there will be no supporting statute to regulate the […]
Aceris Law Wins Another ICC Arbitration under Swiss Law
Aceris Law is pleased to have won another ICC arbitration under Swiss law for a European client regarding the construction of a cement plant in a West African State. Representing the Employer, the dispute concerned back charges, liquidated damages for delay and damages caused by the breach of the arbitration agreement. As usual, Aceris Law’s […]
Aceris Law Successfully Resolves another ICC Arbitration
Aceris Law is pleased to have successfully resolved yet another ICC arbitration. Approximately one-third of the arbitrations where Aceris Law serves as counsel are construction-related, one-third are other types of commercial arbitrations (especially in the fields of aviation, energy, finance and technology) and one-third are investor-State arbitrations. This dispute, which had been running since 2016, […]
Aceris Law SARL’s Diverse Clients
Aceris Law LLC has a diverse set of clients thanks to its lawyers’ flexibility, their language skills, their multicultural backgrounds and Aceris’ heavy reliance on modern technology. Since we provide legal representation only for international disputes, Aceris Law LLC has been designed from the ground-up with only this in mind. While we maintain permanent access to offices in 120 […]
Aceris Law Cited As Key Player Of Swiss International Arbitration Law Firms
Aceris Law has been cited as a key player among Swiss international arbitration law firms in the International Report and Directory Series of 2015-2016. Among Swiss international arbitration law firms, Aceris is unique, offering excellent international arbitration legal representation at far more competitive rates than were traditionally available. According to Aceris founder William Kirtley, « We […]
L’arbitrage de la construction en Suisse
Une étude portant sur l’arbitrage de la construction en Suisse s’est imposée comme une évidence en raison des liens évidents entre l’arbitrage et le droit de la construction, par exemple la souplesse de la procédure arbitrale et le caractère technique des litiges en construction. L’arbitrage est une méthode de résolution des litiges qui aboutit à […]
