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 […]
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Arbitration in Slovakia
Arbitration in Slovakia has not ceased to develop and adapt itself to international standards since the independence of the country on 1 January 1993. Today, it is a well-recognised alternative dispute resolution mechanism in Slovakia. Below, we address the main features of the legal instruments regulating civil/commercial, as well as investment arbitration, in Slovakia. Civil […]
L’arbitrage au Cameroun et dans le système OHADA
L’arbitrage au Cameroun présente une alternative plus rapide et potentiellement moins coûteuse à la voie juridictionnelle traditionnelle. L’ouverture du pays à l’arbitrage augmente également son attractivité à l’égard des investisseurs. Le cadre juridique de l’arbitrage au Cameroun L’arbitrage au Cameroun est encadré par un régime juridique dualiste avec à la fois des règles internes et […]
Arbitration in Algeria
Arbitration in Algeria is codified in Articles 1006 to 1061 of the Algerian Code of Civil and Administrative Procedure (the “CCAP”). The latest amendment took place on 25 February 2008, through Act No 08-09, and entered in force one year later, on 25 February 2009. The arbitration provisions of the CCAP are influenced by the […]
Arbitration in the United Kingdom: The 1996 Arbitration Act
Technically, there two different acts for the arbitration in the UK. The 1996 Arbitration Act, governing arbitration in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010, which came into force on 7 June 2010. Despite the uncertainties of Brexit, London remains one of the widely-used seats of international arbitration. English courts have […]
Aceris Law Succeeds in UNCITRAL Arbitration Representing Angolan State Entity
Aceris Law is pleased to announce that its client, an Angolan State entity, has succeeded in winning the majority of its claims in an ad hoc UNCITRAL arbitration with its seat in Luanda, Republic of Angola. Its client was also awarded the majority of its costs for bringing the arbitration. The applicable law was Angolan […]
How to File an ICSID Request for Arbitration
The filing of a Request for Arbitration before the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute (the “Centre” or the “ICSID”) is a crucial and relatively straightforward step. In 2019, the ICSID Secretary-General received 39 requests for arbitration.[1] Almost all arbitration rules, including the ICSID Arbitral Rules,[2] provide that a party wishing to […]
Aceris Law Again Ranked in Legal 500 for International Arbitration
Aceris Law has again been ranked in the Legal 500 in the field of international arbitration, along with a number of other well-known international firms. « It is always a pleasure to see our hard work recognized, » said William Kirtley of Aceris Law. « We have won or settled over a dozen disputes over the past two […]
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 […]
