Topic: Tribunal appointments

Panel ready for rail claim against Kenya and Uganda

A tribunal is in place to hear an US$800 million railway-related claim against Kenya and Uganda after the states rejected a proposal to have the dispute heard by a five-member panel.

10 November 2021

Who is sitting at ICSID?

Nine new panels have been formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including a first-time appointment for former Spanish government lawyer Antolín Fernández Antuña.

22 October 2021

EU appoints selection panel for arbitrators

The European Commission has announced the appointment of a four-strong panel of experts that will assist it in selecting candidates to serve as adjudicators in disputes under the EU’s trade and investment agreements.

04 October 2021

Ask Jackie: LCIA chief takes questions in Paris

At a Q&A for Paris Arbitration Week, LCIA director general Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof discussed what makes the perfect arbitrator, why institutional appointments are a good thing, and the use of “closet” tribunal secretaries.

22 September 2021

Who is sitting at ICSID?

Fifteen new panels have been formed at ICSID in the past seven weeks, including first-time appointments for Egypt’s Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Kenya’s Githu Muigai SC, Sweden’s Jakob Ragnwaldh and Carlos Concepción of the US.

02 September 2021

Qatari award blocked on appeal in Australia 

The Federal Court of Australia has blocked enforcement of an award made in Qatar, ruling that a Doha court erred by stepping in to make the appointments.

21 July 2021

States replenish ICSID roster

Claudia Annacker, Maxi Scherer, Lisa Richman, Miriam Harwood, Wendy Miles QC, Kathryn Khamsi and Diana Bayzakova are among the new additions to ICSID’s panel of arbitrators in the past year.

14 July 2021

Who is sitting at ICSID?

Nine new panels have been formed at ICSID in the past seven weeks, including two appointments apiece for Loretta Malintoppi, Toby Landau QC and Lucy Reed.

09 July 2021

Who is sitting at ICSID?

Nineteen new panels have been formed at ICSID in the past six weeks, including first-time appointments for Elisabeth Eljuri, Sylvia Tonova, Andrea Bjorklund and Penelope Ridings.

13 May 2021

Who is sitting at ICSID?

Eight new panels have been formed at ICSID in the past four weeks, including first-time appointments for Jordan’s former prime minister Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh and ex-Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler partner Sabina Sacco.

31 March 2021

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