Aceris Law has scored a significant victory for a Southeast Asian client, defeating USD 254 million in claims against a publicly-traded company in the petrochemical industry that threatened the continued existence of the company. The complex dispute, which was resolved following 3 ½ years of SCC arbitration proceedings, notably concerned claims for delay penalties, claims […]
SCC Arbitration
Advance on Costs in SCC Arbitration
When an arbitration agreement provides for arbitration with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (“the SCC”), the parties should bear in mind that they will be required to pay several costs over the course of the proceedings. In the following paragraphs, we will discuss the regime of the advance on costs in […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Courts: Moving from Litigation to Arbitration?
The global difficulties caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), various State measures imposing restrictions on the movement of people, social distancing and complete lockdowns, while necessary to protect health, are inevitably having an impact on litigation in national courts, globally. In certain countries courts have had to limit, or to even entirely close, their operations due […]
William Kirtley Discusses Enforcement of SCC Arbitration Award against Gazprom with Russian Newspaper Novaya Gazeta
As explained by international arbitration lawyer William Kirtley in the Russian-language article, the use of international arbitration is quite standard to resolve international disputes involving the gas industry. SCC arbitration in particular is commonly used to resolve disputes involving countries of the former Soviet Union. Since Naftogaz received an arbitration award in its favour […]
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 […]
