Topic: Tribunal appointments
Who is sitting at ICSID?
Nine panels have formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including a first appointment at the centre for Debevoise & Plimpton’s former co-chair of dispute resolution David W Rivkin.
14 February 2024
Who is sitting at ICSID?
Eight new tribunals have formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including first-time appointments for retired UK Supreme Court justice Lord Hope, Three Crowns partner Constantine Partasides KC, Spain's José Antonio Caínzos and Brazil’s Adriana Braghetta.
11 January 2024
Panel in place for insurance investor's claim against Netherlands
An UNCITRAL tribunal is in place to hear a Lebanese national’s US$133 million treaty claim against the Netherlands over measures taken against an insurance group on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao.
05 January 2024
Indian Supreme Court overrules decision on unstamped agreements
The Indian Supreme Court has held that arbitration clauses in unstamped or improperly stamped contracts are not automatically void or unenforceable, reversing its own controversial ruling from earlier this year.
13 December 2023
Who is sitting at ICSID?
Eight new tribunals have been formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including a first-time appointment for Irish barrister Louise Reilly.
07 December 2023
Who is sitting at ICSID?
Eight new panels have formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including first-time appointments for Irish barrister Michael Collins SC, DLA Piper’s Kamau Karori and Mohamed Shelbaya of GBS Disputes.
20 October 2023
Report urges new approach to arbitrator selection
A report launched during Hong Kong Arbitration Week has found that most lawyers take an informal, ad hoc approach to selecting arbitrators – and recommends they adopt a more systematic process to limit bias in their choices.
19 October 2023
UAE reforms arbitration law
The United Arab Emirates has passed reforms to its arbitration legislation, allowing board members at arbitral institutions to accept tribunal appointments but potentially exposing them to civil suits – drawing mixed reactions from the arbitration community.
03 October 2023
Delhi court provides guidance on India’s stamping conundrum
After a recent Indian Supreme Court ruling that unstamped arbitration agreements are unenforceable, the Delhi High Court has clarified the steps that must now be taken when dealing with a petition for the court to appoint arbitrators. Shashank Garg, an advocate who appeared as amicus curiae in the Delhi proceedings, reports.
25 August 2023
Who is sitting at ICSID?
10 new panels have been formed to hear ICSID cases in recent weeks, including a first-time appointment for Irish barrister Paul Sreenan SC.
01 February 2023