In the context of an ICC arbitration award rendered in favor of Turkey’s BOTAŞ against Iran’s National Iranian Gas Company, William Kirtley was asked to discuss how gas price review clauses function in long-term natural gas contracts with the Anadolu News Agency in Ankara. Gas price review provisions were inserted into many long-term natural gas sales agreements starting in the 1990’s, especially in […]
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Arbitration Law in Turkey
In response to foreign investors who sought a modern international arbitration law in Turkey and by reason of the country’s strategic geographic position as a bridge between the East and the West, the Turkish Parliament, on 21 June 2001, enacted the Turkish International Arbitration Law No. 4686 (Hereinafter “IAL”), which is based on the UNCITRAL […]
Olivier Marquais Publishes Article on Article 35 of the ICC Rules of Arbitration in the Revue de l’Arbitrage
Olivier Marquais has published a new article in the Revue de l’Arbitrage, one of the oldest and most highly-esteemed French journals focusing on international arbitration. An ICC arbitral award is final and as a matter of principle not subject to review. However, Article 35 of the ICC Rules of Arbitration allows a tribunal to issue […]
SCC Arbitration under the 2010 SCC Rules
SCC ARBITRATION UNDER THE 2010 SCC RULES The 2010 SCC Rules provide that an SCC Arbitration starts with the filing of a Request for Arbitration and payment of a Registration Fee (Articles 2, 3). Arbitration is commenced on the date when the SCC Secretariat receives the Request for Arbitration (Article 4). The request for arbitration […]
Aceris Initiates ICC Construction Arbitration Against Two Middle Eastern Companies
Building on its lawyers’ significant experience resolving disputes via arbitration concerning construction projects in the Middle East, Aceris has begun 2016 by launching an ICC construction arbitration against a Middle Eastern company and its parent corporation. The dispute, like many international legal disputes, is under English law, although Aceris is also currently involved in disputes […]
Aceris Law And Inemlex Team Up To Launch Arbitration Against Large Chinese Steel Manufacturer
Aceris Law and Inemlex have initiated an ICC arbitration against a large Chinese steel producer, concerning the delivery of defective construction materials to a large construction project on an Eastern Mediterranean island. Aceris Law frequently serves as co-counsel on international arbitrations with firms who wish to remain fully in control of their case, but are […]
Côte d’Ivoire Arbitration Regime
The Côte d’Ivoire arbitration regime is similar to many regimes in French-speaking West Africa. Côte d’Ivoire’s specific domestic law on arbitration (Law n° 93-671 of 9 August 1993 on Arbitration) was replaced by the OHADA provisions of 1999. The unified legislation supersedes the previous national legislation in each member state but does not prevent them from […]
