Aceris Law is pleased to announce that it has successfully resolved another complex international dispute for a deserving client, this time involving a project in Mozambique involving multiple contracts providing for LCIA arbitration in the event of a dispute. The dispute under English law involved a project that was subject to force majeure, with claims […]
William Kirtley
Striking a Sustainable Deal: Balancing State Responsibility and Investor Rights in Mining
There is a panel discussion on Striking a Sustainable Deal: Balancing State Responsibility and Investor Rights in Mining, which will be held on Tuesday, 28 March 2023, from 17:00 to 21:00 Paris time (including a networking cocktail). The discussion will be moderated by Alexandre Vagenheim, VP Global Data & Partnerships of Jus Mundi. The panellists […]
Aceris Law Wins Another SIAC Arbitration Under English Law
Aceris Law is pleased to announce that its arbitration lawyers have recently won another Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) arbitration, this time for a Middle Eastern client against an Indian company. The case arose from a sales contract for multiple cargos of an industrial chemical and was governed by English law. Aceris Law replaced prior […]
Aceris Law Successfully Resolves Another Arbitration Under the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration
Aceris Law is pleased to announce the successful resolution of an arbitration case for another of our clients, based in the UAE, in the construction industry. The dispute, which was governed by the laws of Switzerland, concerned defects in construction work being carried out in Egypt and payment disputes, and it was resolved under the […]
Aceris Law Succeeds in ICC Arbitration under Russian Law
We are pleased to announce that our firm has recently won an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration involving a construction dispute under Russian law. The dispute arose over delays in a construction project in Moscow. It concerned penalties that were imposed by the Respondent against the Claimant in order to set-off amounts that were […]
Aceris Law Comments on Nantong Deep Sea Fisheries Co Ltd v Cristal Fish SA, RG n° 21/04655
Aceris Law (William Kirtley and Seda Dundar) have commented on the French Court of Appeal decision in Nantong Deep Sea Fisheries Co Ltd v Cristal Fish SA, RG n° 21/04655 for LexisNexis. The case is interesting insofar as it provides guidance regarding applications to annul arbitral awards in France on the ground that the arbitral […]
Aceris Law Defeats USD 254 Million in Claims in SCC Arbitration
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 […]
Aceris Law Resolves Large Dispute Concerning Eco-Tourism Project in France via ICC Mediation
Aceris Law is pleased to announce that it has assisted another client in resolving another long-running international dispute via ICC mediation, without the need to resort to more costly and time-consuming ICC arbitration. Aceris Law often assists clients in resolving international disputes via mediation, which can be done even if an international arbitration is already […]
William Kirtley and Isabela Monnerat Mendes Comment on French Court of Appeal’s Decision on Parties’ Waiver to Jurisdictional Challenge to ICC Arbitration
In a recently-published article by LexisNexis, William Kirtley and Isabela Monnerat Mendes provide an analysis of the French Court of Appeal’s decision rendered in Antrix Corp Ltd v. Devas Multimedia P. Ltd. The Court of Appeal, deciding on referral from cassation, rejected the appellant’s objection that an ICC arbitral tribunal was improperly constituted and lacked […]
