On 31 January 2019, Aceris Law won another prize, the prestigious Trophée de Droit – Argent, for best international law firm. The Trophée de Droit is a legal prize selected by members of juries, based on research by the French legal magazine Décideurs, information regarding recent case outcomes and an oral presentation to a jury […]
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William Kirtley Discusses Enforcing Arbitral Awards against State Assets with Russian Newspaper
Arbitration lawyer William Kirtley has been interviewed by the Moscow-based newspaper Novaya Gazeta regarding the enforcement of arbitral awards against State assets. In the Russian-language article, concerning a USD 1.3 billion award to Ukraine’s Oschadbank for compensation for loss of assets in Crimea following annexation of the peninsula in 2014, William Kirtley explains that it is far […]
Aceris Successfully Resolves ICC Arbitration for Another Client
Aceris Law has assisted another client in obtaining the successful resolution of an ICC arbitration. The ICC arbitration, against a subsidiary of a Fortune 500 steel and mining company, was subject to Liberian law, a common law jurisdiction influenced by American law and the law of other common law jurisdictions. The dispute concerned a service contract […]
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 […]
Large LCIA Arbitration Award Rendered in Favour of Aceris’ Client
Aceris Law has helped to obtain another positive outcome for another client in a complex arbitration involving significant claims, with the rendering of a Final Award on 30 August 2018 following two years of arbitration proceedings under the LCIA arbitration rules. The dispute, which had its seat in London, was rendered under the substantive and […]
Code Panafricain d’Investissements
Conscients de la nécessité de protéger les investissements étrangers tout en promouvant le développement durable au sein du continent africain, les Etats membres de l’Union Africaine ont décidé en 2008 d’entamer un ambitieux projet de code d’investissements commun, appelé le Code Panafricain d’Investissements. Le projet de ce code a été achevé en décembre 2016. Nous allons […]
Réforme du droit de l’arbitrage OHADA
Le 23 et 24 novembre 2017, lors de sa session annuelle, le Conseil des Ministres de l’OHADA, désireux de favoriser et promouvoir les modes alternatifs de règlement des différends, a adopté un nouvel Acte uniforme relatif au droit de l’arbitrage et a apporté des modifications importantes à son Règlement d’arbitrage. L’OHADA L’Organisation pour l’harmonisation en […]
Aceris Achieves American Clients’ Objectives in ICDR Arbitration
Aceris Law has again achieved the outcome sought by its clients, this time in an ICDR arbitration between European claimants and Aceris’ American clients. The ICDR arbitration, initiated by European claimants represented by a large corporate firm, were brought against Aceris’ clients and concerned claims of fraudulent misrepresentation, fraud in the inducement, negligent misrepresentation and unjust […]
Le principe de libre transfert dans l’arbitrage d’investissement
La clause de libre transfert figure généralement parmi les clauses protectrices des investissements des investisseurs étrangers prévues par les traités bilatéraux d’investissement (ci-après les « TBI »). Ce blog se focalisera tant sur le contenu de ce principe de protection que sur les restrictions légitimes pouvant y être apportées. Le contenu du principe de libre transfert Par […]
