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Strengthening cooperation and innovation, turning challenges into opportunities: Reflections on the development of international arbitration in the time of COVID-19
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has an unprecedented impact on the global economy and poses severe challenges to international dispute resolution. The pandemic has forced all international arbitration practitioners to think over how to turn crises into opportunities.
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07/12/2020 11:28
https://www.legalbusinessonline.com/strengthening-cooperation-and-innovation-turning-challenges-opportunities-reflections-development
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Institutional Arbitration: Moving into the future strengthening Institutional Arbitration & ADR in an increasingly virtual world
For a cross-border system of dispute resolution that frequently involves participants from different countries, the challenge posed by COVID-19 to international arbitration is grave. However, given that arbitration is a flexible and consensual process, it is well positioned to respond swiftly to these challenges. Indeed, in a short space of time there has been a significant and collaborative response from the international arbitration community, led by the major arbitral institutions, to find ways to maintain access to justice in a timely and efficient manner.
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07/12/2020 08:20
https://afaa.ngo/page-18097/9396456
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Austrian Supreme Court confirms arbitral tribunal’s ruling to hold virtual hearing despite one party’s objection
The OGH held that there were no grounds for the challenge of an arbitrator or the full arbitral tribunal. Particularly, an arbitral tribunal’s decision to conduct a hearing via video-conference against one party’s objection and potential negative consequences for the participants due to different time zones do not violate Art 6 ECHR. The OGH – pursuant to its jurisprudence – also made clear that the combination of multiple reasons could not justify a successful challenge of an arbitrator, if each individual reason on its own is not sufficient for a challenge.
- Legal
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06/12/2020 10:00
https://globalarbitrationnews.com/austrian-supreme-court-confirms-arbitral-tribunals-ruling-to-hold-virtual-hearing-despite-one-partys-objection/
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ICC sweeps cobwebs away
The ICC has amended its arbitration rules to increase efficiency, flexibility and transparency, as well as making arbitrations easier to conduct by electronic means both during and after the pandemic. We look at the extent to which these goals are achieved, and some of the issues that arise.
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04/12/2020 09:13
https://www.clydeco.com/en/insights/2020/12/icc-sweeps-cobwebs-away
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The show (& the hearings) must go on: extensions of time amidst the global pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges for litigators worldwide. Not only technical considerations, but also practical ones. In two recent decisions, the England High Court and a tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, provided guidance on how applications for extensions of time and adjournment of hearings should be examined in light of the pandemic. In addition, they reasoned when hearings should be conducted virtually. The purpose of this post is to explore the parameters set by the court and the tribunal in said cases and to establish other factors that parties and their counsels should consider when litigating in the middle of the global pandemic.
- Guidance
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04/12/2020 08:52
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=31cdff56-8c71-428d-9395-2096a0d91806
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Russian Federation: Online Conference “Arbitration On The Eve Of The New Era”
On 15 May 2020 Russian Arbitration Center held the first online conference "Arbitration on the Eve of the New Era" that addressed the hottest issues concerning procedural issues of online arbitration and functioning of the arbitral institutions around the world during the current pandemic seizure. You can now read the summary of the conference and access the recording.
- Guidance
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04/12/2020 08:50
https://www.mondaq.com/pressrelease/63586/online-conference-arbitration-on-the-eve-of-the-new-era
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Future of Disputes Virtual Series
Throughout November, Baker McKenzie explored a number of key questions about the impact of COVID-19 on arbitration via a series of virtual events in order to help their clients navigate the future of disputes — from dispute avoidance to dispute resolution. You can now access the recordings and key takeaways here.
- Guidance
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03/12/2020 09:43
https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2020/12/future-of-disputes-virtual-series
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ICC Rules 2021: a focus on increased efficiency
The 2021 Rules, bolstered by new practices arising from the global lockdowns, provide welcome additions that crystallise set practices to an already efficient set of rules. Announcing the amendments in October 2020, ICC President Alexis Mourre said that they mark a further step towards greater efficiency, flexibility and transparency, making ICC arbitration even more attractive, both for large, complex arbitrations and for smaller cases. We focus in this article on the first point raised by President Mourre: efficiency.
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03/12/2020 09:38
https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/analysis/ica-rules-2021-increased-efficiency?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+feeds
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Arbitration hub opens ‘super suite’ for Covid-era disputes
A private court complex based in legal London has opened a ‘Covid compliant super suite’ to cater for a predicted rise in international disputes. The International Arbitration Centre’s new facility will accommodate up to 100 socially-distanced people, with 50 in the main hearing room. The centre also has separate lifts, office facilities and toilets to minimise the risk of infection
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02/12/2020 11:06
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/arbitration-hub-opens-super-suite-for-covid-era-disputes-/5106637.article
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Arbitral rules – The season of change continues: ICC Arbitration Update
On 1 December 2020, the ICC International Court of Arbitration launched its revised ICC Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”), which will apply to arbitrations submitted to the ICC Court from 1 January 2021. Although the revised Rules do not represent wholesale change, the Rules do aim to provide for greater efficiency, flexibility and transparency in arbitrations conducted under the Rules. Some of the themes are also present in the updated LCIA Rules 2020 and in the forthcoming updated Rules anticipated from the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”).
- Guidance
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02/12/2020 11:03
https://www.cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2020/12/arbitral-rules--the-season-of-change-continues-icc-arbitration-update