Arbitration

6 articles on arbitration.

March 202610 min read

Law Applicable to Substantive Validity of Arbitration Agreements: Reflections under the Model Law

My take on the interpretation of articles 34(2)(a)(i), respectively 36(1)(a)(i) of the Model Law (likewise on article V(1)(a) NYC), which, as mentioned, are generally considered to apply to the substantive validity of the arbitration agreements as well, is that the likely intention of the legislator was to consider parties’ choice for the law of the main contract as an implied choice for the law applicable to the arbitration agreement.

October 202510 min read

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Requests for Setting Aside of Arbitral Awards: An Overview of Recent Case Law of the Bucharest Court of Appeal

In this post I analyze the most recent decisions of the Bucharest Court of Appeal (between June 2024 and June 2025) in cases where the setting aside of arbitral awards issued under the rules of the Court of…

May 202510 min read

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Combustion Emissions are “effects” of Oil and Gas Extraction Projects under the EIA Directive – the EFTA Court Judgement

In its judgement of 21 May 2025, the EFTA Court ruled that “ greenhouse gas emissions that will be released from the combustion of petroleum and natural gas extracted as part of a project listed in point 14 of Annex I…

July 20213 min read

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WIPO Arbitration Rules: Timely Changes Reflecting Current Challenges in International Arbitration

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has recently amended its Arbitration and Expedited Arbitration Rules. The changes reflect current trends and challenges in international arbitration concerning the use…

April 202110 min read

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Enka v Chubb Revisited: The Choice of Governing Law of the Contract and the Law of the Arbitration Agreement

This article was first published on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog on 11 October 2020 In its recent decision of 9 October 2020 in Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v OOO “Insurance Company Chubb” & Ors [2020] UKSC 38 ( Enka ),…

March 20219 min read

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Hold on to Your Seats, Again! Another Step to Validation in Enka v Chubb Russia?

This article was first published on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog on 5 May 2020 In the recent ruling of 29 April 2020, the England and Wales Court of Appeal, departing from Sulamérica, has held the seat of arbitration…

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