Procedure and Evidence in International Arbitration

Procedure and Evidence in International Arbitration
Author: Jeffrey Waincymer
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 1363
Release: 2012-05-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041140670

Central to the book’s purpose is the procedural challenge facing arbitrators at each and every stage of the arbitral process when fairness arguments conflict with efficiency concerns and trade-offs must be determined. Some key themes include how can a tribunal be fair, and in particular be neutral, if parties are so diverse? How can arbitration be made efficient and cost-effective without undue inroads into fairness and accuracy? How does a tribunal do what is best if the parties are choosing a suboptimal process? When can or must an arbitrator ignore procedural choices made by the parties? The author thoroughly evaluates competing arguments and adds his own practical tips, expertly synthesizing and engaging with the conference literature and differing authors’ views. He identifies criteria that offer a harmonized approach to each stage of the arbitral process, with particular attention to such aspects of international arbitration as: appropriate trade-offs between flexibility and certainty; the rights, duties and powers of arbitrators; appointment and challenge of arbitrators; responses to ‘guerilla’ tactics; drafting of arbitration agreements, including specialty clauses; drafting of required commencement notices and response documents; set-off; fast track arbitration and other efficiency options; strategic use of preliminary conferences and timetabling; online arbitration; multi-party, multi-contract, class arbitration; amicus and third party funders; pre-arbitral referees and interim relief; witness evidence, both factual and expert; documentary evidence, production obligations, and challenges to production; identifying applicable law; and remedies and costs.

Arbitration Procedure 1997

Arbitration Procedure 1997
Author: Institution of Civil Engineers
Publisher: Thomas Telford
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1997
Genre: Arbitration and award
ISBN: 9780727726155

- Arbitration procedure 1997 - Sample documents - Notice to refer a dispute to arbitration - Notice to concur in the appointment of an Arbitrator - Application for the appointment of an Arbitrator

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Costs in Arbitration Proceedings

Costs in Arbitration Proceedings
Author: Michael O'Reilly
Publisher: Informa Law
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781859781463

This revised text provides a practical guide to the law relating to all aspects of costs in arbitration proceedings. The Arbitration Act 1996, has made significant changes to the law on arbitration costs. These have, among other things, made arbitrators responsible for the cost-effective management of cases, and given them new powers to help them achieve this. In its second edition, "Costs in Arbitration Proceedings" has been updated to include sections on: agreements as to costs; the arbitrator's power to limit costs; and forms and precedents. It sets out the law of costs for the parties and of the parties, the arbitrators' fees, taxation of costs, and security for costs, costs implications of offers of settlement and application to the court in repect of costs. It is suitable for professional arbitration lawyers and also for the new or lay arbitrator.

A Guide to the SCC Arbitration Rules

A Guide to the SCC Arbitration Rules
Author: Jakob Ragnwaldh
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2019-12-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041146903

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) is one of the world’s leading arbitral institutions, registering about 200 new cases each year, approximately half of them being international cases in commercial and investment treaty disputes. True to the SCC tradition of offering a cost-efficient and flexible procedure, the SCC’s current Arbitration Rules, which came into force in 2017, introduced important new mechanisms enhancing the efficiency of the proceedings. This guide to the SCC Arbitration Rules, the first and only available commentary in English, addresses the Rules and their appendices article by article in the order in which they appear in the Rules. Focusing primarily on how the Rules are applied in practice, the authors bring together their combined extensive experience of conducting SCC arbitrations as counsel, arbitrators and members of the SCC Board and Secretariat, to provide thorough and user-friendly guidance on the SCC proceedings from start to finish, including the new features introduced in 2017 such as summary procedure, joinder and multiple-contract arbitrations, as well as the new appendix addressing certain aspects specific to investment treaty arbitration. Covering all the general issues such as appointment and removal of arbitrators, the proceedings before the arbitral tribunal, making of awards and decisions, the following issues are also addressed: emergency arbitrator proceedings; consolidation of cases; the appointment of an administrative secretary; particular characteristics of investment treaty disputes; and costs of the arbitration. This guide is sure to appeal to arbitrators, external counsel and party representatives who choose to adopt the SCC Arbitration Rules, whether they are based in Sweden or elsewhere. Practitioners will confidently approach any case under the SCC Arbitration Rules with full awareness of applicable rules of procedure and practice.

Rethinking International Commercial Arbitration

Rethinking International Commercial Arbitration
Author: Gilles Cuniberti
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2017-05-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1786432404

Arbitration is the normal and preferred mode for resolving international commercial disputes. It presents an essential advantage over national courts by offering neutrality of adjudication, but is currently only available where both parties have consented to it. This innovative book proposes a fundamental rethink of this assumption and argues that arbitration should become the default mode of resolution in international commercial disputes.

The Idea of Arbitration

The Idea of Arbitration
Author: Jan Paulsson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2013-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199564167

Providing a theoretical examination of the concept of arbitration, this book explores the place of arbitration in the legal process and examines the ethical challenges to arbitral authority and its moral hazards.

Collection of Procedural Decisions in ICC Arbitration (1993-1996)

Collection of Procedural Decisions in ICC Arbitration (1993-1996)
Author: Dominique Hascher
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 311
Release: 1997-10-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041104135

The Collection of Procedural Decisions in ICC Arbitration 1993-1996 contains the procedural decisions rendered by ICC arbitrators, published in a single volume for the first time. In addition to providing procedural decisions in their original language, this book includes commentaries on the decisions, key words in both English and French, and explanatory notes of interest in English. Two useful indexes guide the reader to points of specific interest. The analytical index, provided in both English and French, is based on terminology used in decisions and case notes, while the table of cross-referenced cases provides citations to the Journal du Droit International. A bibliography and tables containing the judicial and arbitral authorities cited provide useful reference information. The collection also includes the ICC and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, as well as the IBA Rules on Evidence, providing the reader with the full range of materials regarding the conduct of international arbitration. This collection is an indispensable reference work for anyone seeking to be informed about the conduct of international arbitration. Invaluable for all international arbitration practitioners, this book offers the reader solutions to pitfalls in arbitration proceedings by the most talented international arbitrators.

A Guide to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules

A Guide to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
Author: Clyde Croft
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2013-04-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107328101

The first version of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules was endorsed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 1976. Now considered one of UNCITRAL's greatest successes, the rules have had an extraordinary impact on international arbitration as both instruments in their own right and as guides for others. The Iran-US Claims Tribunal, for example, employs a barely modified version of the rules for all claims, and many multilateral and bilateral foreign investment treaties adopt the UNCITRAL Rules as an arbitral procedure. The Rules are so pervasive and the consequences of the new version potentially so significant that they cannot be ignored. This commentary on the Rules brings the official documents together in one volume and includes the insights and experiences of the Working Group that are not included in the official reports.

Non-State Actors and International Obligations

Non-State Actors and International Obligations
Author: James Summers
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 523
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004340254

Non-State Actors and International Obligations examines the contribution and relevance of non-state actors in the creation and implementation of international obligations. These actors have traditionally been marginalised within international law and ambiguities remain over their precise role. Nonetheless, they have become increasingly important in legal regimes as participants in their implementation and enforcement, and as potential holders of duties themselves. Chapters from academics and practitioners investigate different aspects of this relationship, including the sources of obligations, their implementation, human rights aspects, dispute settlement, responsibility and legal accountability.