Most-Favoured-Nation Clauses, or MFN Clauses, figure in the vast majority of investment protection treaties. They are intended to ensure “that a host country extends to the covered foreign investor and its investments, as applicable, treatment that is no less favourable than that which it accords to foreign investors of any third country.”[1] By according such […]
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Aceris Law Highly Recommended for International Arbitration by Décideurs/Leaders League
While Aceris Law provides legal representation for clients on all continents, in multiple languages, it has again been highly recommended by Décideurs / Leader’s League in the field of international arbitration, for both Switzerland and France. « We have one of the best teams in international arbitration today and since we cap our legal fees from […]
Aceris Law Successfully Resolves SIAC Arbitration Involving Nine Parties
Aceris Law LLC is pleased to announce that it has successfully resolved another SIAC arbitration on behalf of two respondents and counterclaimants, one located in France and another located in East Asia, in a dispute with seven entities and individuals governed by Japanese law. The dispute, which concerned a joint venture spanning multiple advanced technological […]
Aceris Law Successfully Resolves ICC Arbitration against Saudi Arabian Construction Company
Aceris Law LLC is pleased to announce that it has successfully resolved another ICC arbitration on behalf of a Middle Eastern client against a leading Saudi construction company. The arbitration, which was governed by Saudi law, concerned prolongation costs, amongst other construction law-related issues, in relation to a large refinery project located in Saudi Arabia. […]
Aceris Law Successfully Resolves Dispute in Solar Industry
Aceris Law is pleased to announce that it has successfully resolved another long-running international dispute, in the solar industry, between American and East Asian businesses. The dispute, which was subject to various laws of the United States, concerned a joint venture to produce solar panels and involved disputed exclusivity provisions, intellectual property disputes, disputed non-compete […]
Does an Arbitration Clause Survive the Termination of a Contract?
An arbitration clause in a contract is generally regarded as an autonomous agreement that may survive the termination of the contract that contains it. This presumption is often referred as “separability” or the “doctrine of separability”, according to which an arbitration clause is a “separate contract” whose validity and existence are independent from the substantive […]
Aceris Law Wins Third-Party Funded Arbitration
Aceris Law is pleased to announce that it has won another arbitration, this time funded by a third-party funder, with its client receiving payment of all amounts awarded, minus the portion to be paid to the third-party funder. Aceris Law assisted its client to secure third-party funding at no cost, prosecuted the arbitration successfully, and […]
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 […]
Arbitration in Japan
Japan is a pro-arbitration country with a number of arbitral institutions and organizations. The most commonly used institution for commercial arbitration is the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (the “JCAA”).[1] Its Arbitration Rules were recently amended in order to make arbitration more useful and affordable for parties.[2] Civil and Commercial Arbitration in Japan Civil and commercial […]