Organisation: FIDIC
DLA Piper hires Oman head from Addleshaw
Commercial arbitration practitioner Nic Henrikson has left Addleshaw Goddard to join DLA Piper as co-managing partner of the Muscat office and head of its Oman litigation and regulatory practice.
19 September 2024
“An unusual and troubling case”: Indian railway award set aside over copy-and-paste
A Singapore court has set aside an ICC award in an Indian freight dispute for breach of natural justice, finding that the tribunal – whose chair had presided over two related arbitrations – had substantially “copied-and-pasted” sections from the other awards.
16 August 2024
Bolivia defends claim over hospital project
Bolivia’s ministry of health is facing a US$14 million claim brought by Spanish construction joint venture company over a project to build a hospital.
24 July 2024
Georgian state agency sees highway award upheld in Paris
The Paris Court of Appeal has refused to set aside an ICC award that found the Roads Department of Georgia validly terminated a highway contract with an Italian construction company.
07 June 2024
ICC to scrap FIDIC observer role after criticism
The ICC International Court of Arbitration has said it will cease to use a “FIDIC observer” to comment on draft awards relating to FIDIC contracts – after the practice was criticised at a recent GAR Live.
28 May 2024
Rwandan court sets aside award after bribery conviction
UPDATED: The High Court of Rwanda has set aside a US$32 million UNCITRAL award against a state-owned entity, finding it was contrary to public policy in light of the Indian claimant’s subsequent conviction for bribery and corruption.
24 April 2024
Riyadh prepares for disputes week and GAR Live
GAR Live will head to Saudi Arabia for the first time in March, as part of the inaugural Riyadh International Disputes Week, which has over 1,200 registrations from 54 countries, organisers say.
02 February 2024
New partners at Ukrainian firm
Kyiv-based firm Asters has promoted Oksana Legka and Oleksandr Volkov to the partnership in its international arbitration and litigation team.
23 January 2024
Seppälä goes solo
Christopher Seppälä, the chief legal adviser to FIDIC, has left White & Case to practise as an independent arbitrator, mediator and consultant.
05 January 2024
Paraguay held liable over stalled bus network
An UNCITRAL tribunal has ordered Paraguay to pay more than US$16 million for breaching a contract with a Portuguese construction group to build a high-speed bus network in its capital Asunción.
21 December 2023