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 Armenia
Arbitration in Armenia is governed by the Law on Commercial Arbitration (RA Law No. HO-55-N)(the “Armenian Arbitration Act“). The Armenian Arbitration Act provides a modern and coherent legal framework for both international and domestic arbitration, as well as for the enforcement of arbitration awards in Armenian courts. Largely based on the UNCITRAL Model law on […]
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 […]
Arbitration in Afghanistan
Arbitration in Afghanistan is governed by the Commercial Arbitration Law of Afghanistan, published on 30 January 2007 (Official Gazette No. 913)(the “Arbitration Law“). The purpose of the Arbitration Law, which was part of a wider legal reform aimed at attracting foreign investment and making Afghanistan a more business-friendly environment, was to facilitate and encourage prompt, […]
Arbitration in Malaysia
Arbitration in Malaysia is governed by the Malaysian Arbitration Act 2005 (“Arbitration Act”)(Act 646). The Arbitration Act is a modern arbitration law based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, which came into force on 15 March 2006, repealing the Arbitration Act 1952 (Act 93) and the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of […]
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 […]
