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US Supreme Court Curtails Discovery in Foreign Arbitrations
By 30 August, 2022 0 Comments Read More →

US Supreme Court Curtails Discovery in Foreign Arbitrations

On June 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved the long-lasting circuit split and sided with the courts holding that arbitral tribunals deciding private commercial disputes and at least certain ad hoc panels in investor-state treaty arbitrations do not qualify to obtain discovery in the United States, under the broad U.S. discovery rules, for use […]

Posted in: Commercial Arbitration, Investor-State Arbitration
Appointment of Arbitrators in CIS-related and Other Disputes – Practical Considerations
By 14 December, 2017 0 Comments Read More →

Appointment of Arbitrators in CIS-related and Other Disputes – Practical Considerations

The party’s right to appoint one of the decision-makers is what distinguishes arbitration process from litigation.  It is often said that the most important decision a party will make in any arbitration is the selection of an arbitrator. And indeed, the arbitrators who compose a tribunal are not passive people, who at the end of the process […]

Posted in: Commercial Arbitration