With the slow civil justice systems creating an appetite for arbitration in both countries, especially for foreign companies, both have
domestic arbitration laws: Angola's 2003 Voluntary Arbitration Law and Mozambique's 1999 Law on Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation are based on the UNCITRAL model, although in Angola, some matters, including insolvency, land, employment and some non-commercial disputes, are not arbitrable.
Not exact matches
As such, parties used to other developed common
law jurisdictions, such England & Wales, either as their
domestic regime or as leading seats of
arbitration they are familiar with, will feel at home and able to comfortably navigate the AO should Hong Kong
law be chosen as the applicable curial (procedural
law).
The working group on
arbitration legislation of the Uniform
Law Conference of Canada (ULCC) has circulated a Discussion Paper on proposed changes to the Uniform
Arbitration Act (for
domestic arbitrations in Canada).
From what I gather from my colleagues who deal with investment
law either as academics or as practitioners, the «anecdotal» evidence points in the direction of investors choosing commercial
arbitration if the ISDS or
domestic courts option becomes too long and burdensome.
If one takes the perspective of counsel representing an investor in an imagined intra-EU
arbitration not (directly) related to EU
law, one plausible argument is that since the
arbitration stems from a purely
domestic measure, the autonomy concerns of the Court are entirely immaterial to the dispute at hand.
Dear Marco, the international «investment»
law - perspective refers to the point the post tries to make: that it is a plausible argument that there is room for investment
arbitration in the single market because many investment disputes deal with exclusively
domestic measures.
Investors will have to choose between relying on
domestic law before
domestic courts, lobbying their home - state to launch state - to - state dispute settlement or to use the less transparent private commercial
arbitration.
There is no point in discussing the fascinating Micula saga, as that
arbitration concerned measures adopted prior to Romania's EU accession, and at that stage the candidate states are not bound by the acquis, even if the association agreements require them to approximate their
domestic laws to EU
law.
While commercial parties may turn to
arbitration as the choice dispute resolution mechanism in its transaction document, parties are advised to be alive to the fact that by adopting certain institutional
arbitration rules within the
arbitration agreement and conducting the
arbitration under the auspices of those institutions, they will be taken to have agreed to waive their right to recourse against the award by way of appeal on a question of
law in the context of
domestic arbitrations.
She is recognized and respected for her broad range of professional experience involving complex commercial litigation,
domestic and international
arbitration and mediation, and her service as a distinguished global member of
law school faculties from the United States to China.
The
Arbitration Law expressly provides that its objectives are to effectively resolve
domestic and international commercial disputes in a fair and effective manner, recognise and enforce international arbitral awards and encourage dispute resolution by
arbitration.
The Arbitration
Law provides a legal regime for both
domestic and international
arbitrations that closely follows the familiar UNCITRAL Model
Law.
Yet, parties may not immediately be cognisant that in entering into such an
arbitration agreement that adopts the said institutional rules, they may well be taken to have waived their right to appeal on questions of
law insofar as
domestic arbitrations are concerned.
By adopting and agreeing to submit disputes to
arbitration under the ICC Rules or the SIAC Rules, parties hence agree to exclude their right to appeal on questions of
law in
domestic arbitrations.
He was a recognized expert in maritime
law and also had wide experience in both
domestic and international
arbitrations.
It is strongly argued by many that
arbitration should always be subject to the fundamental principles which underpin most
domestic legal systems and ultimately reflect the rule of
law — and should not, as some contend, be a process which is totally detached from those fundamental principles.
He also handles cases involving corporate litigation, shareholders» disputes and insolvency matters, defamation cases,
domestic and international
arbitration cases, cybersecurity, data security and privacy
law issues, competition
law matters, e-Discovery and forensic investigation issues as well as property litigation.
In brief, the approach conceives of investment treaty
arbitration as a form of public
law, and calls for tribunals to draw on comparative
domestic constitutional and administrative
law, as well as other regimes of international public
law such as WTO
law and human rights
law, to give content to the often vaguely - worded standards of typical investment treaties.
It is anticipated that the new
law will provide a properly structured procedural framework for
domestic and international
arbitrations seated in the UAE, with clear rules on when an award may be challenged, as well as easing the route to enforcement of awards by giving
arbitration awards the status of court judgment which can be ratified in the UAE Courts (thereby avoiding lengthy enforcement proceedings).
There are varying ways to commence an
arbitration, depending on whether an
arbitration is governed by institutional rules or by
domestic or international
laws.
He is a specialist practitioner in
domestic and international public
law,
domestic and international
arbitration, and court of protection.
Switzerland has an established litigation funding market, with funding of both
domestic litigation and
arbitration seated in Switzerland permitted by Swiss
law.
Since the late 1990s litigation funding has been widely accepted in Germany, resulting in an established litigation funding market — with three German funders holding almost all market share — of both
domestic litigation and
arbitration seated in Germany permitted by German
law.
In light of the above, the process represents not only a clear violation of the New York Convention but also of the Ecuadorian Constitution and
domestic laws, which recognize the right to due process and
arbitration as an alternative mechanism of dispute resolution, without making a distinction between international and
domestic arbitration.
Kania Lawyers practices in all areas of family
law, such as separation agreements, child custody / access, paternity tests, child and spousal support, child welfare, adoptions, divorce,
domestic abuse, mediations and
arbitrations, property division, cohabitation agreements, marriage contracts, and much more.
Has written and published more than 300 articles and seminars on international and
domestic construction contracts; construction contract administration;
arbitration and mediation rules and techniques; negotiation; construction, government contracts, and engineering
law.
Our
arbitration lawyers are experienced in both
domestic and international
arbitration law.
With a combined value of more than RMB5 billion, the deals included more than 30
domestic arbitration cases, more than 15 foreign - related
arbitration cases, more than 10
domestic and foreign lawsuits, and two cases where it acted as expert witness on PRC
law.
He has also litigated in
domestic practice,
arbitration and has a broad based municipal
law experience as both a solicitor and in defense of municipal entities.
Members of Incisive
Law provide Singapore law advice and represent clients in the Singapore Courts as well as in domestic and international arbitratio
Law provide Singapore
law advice and represent clients in the Singapore Courts as well as in domestic and international arbitratio
law advice and represent clients in the Singapore Courts as well as in
domestic and international
arbitrations.
It is widely expected that investor - State
arbitration should fulfill a role similar to that of judicial review under
domestic administrative and constitutional
law, subjecting host State public authority to an understanding of the rule of
law that focuses chiefly on restrictions in the relations between public and private actors.
Certainly, one could argue that public
law adjudication requires a certain adjudicatory structure, such as the presence of an appeals mechanism and permanent courts with tenured judges; yet, this disregards that
arbitration is not an infrequent mode of settling disputes between public
law bodies and private actors also at the purely
domestic level, and is obviously accepted under the constitutional provisions of the legal systems involved.
He brings 30 years of legal experience advising both
domestic and international clients on various PRC
law issues and is frequently invited to act as a PRC
law expert in foreign courts and foreign
arbitration proceedings.
In the Philippines, where she practiced
law for four years, Ms. Bagasin was a senior associate of a top - tier Philippine
law firm where she represented clients in high - stakes international and
domestic arbitration proceedings.
The Mauritian legal framework on international
arbitration brings international
arbitration principles in an entirely new body of rules, completely separate from those governing
domestic arbitration, and which are designed in line with international principles and practices underlying the UNCITRAL Model
Law on
arbitration.
2.2 Does the same
arbitration law govern both
domestic and international
arbitration proceedings?
When the United Kingdom leaves the EU, there is unlikely to be any change to English
arbitration law in the short or medium term, since the legislation governing
arbitration in the United Kingdom is
domestic rather than European.
The
arbitration panels, which operate as alternatives to
domestic court systems, have been criticized by labor and environmental groups as giving corporations — and only corporations — a way to circumvent
domestic laws and regulations.
The Pepperdine University School of
Law in California was recently chosen by the American
Arbitration Association to «take over its prestigious Library and Information Center, consisting of more than 24,000 titles on
arbitration, mediation, negotiation, fact - finding, and other international and
domestic dispute resolution procedures».
Our International Disputes team handles major international litigation matters on behalf of both foreign and
domestic clients by advising clients on the unique procedures and strategies of U.S. litigation; the application of foreign
law, treaties and regulations; strategies for settlement; and international
arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution procedures, where appropriate.
Each level of people's court should establish a centralized administrative platform for the judicial review of
arbitration awards, to strengthen the informatized management and data analysis of cases regarding applications to confirm the validity of an arbitation agreement, cases regarding applications to cancel or enforce
arbitration awards of our
domestic arbitration institutions, applications to recognize and enforce Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region, Taiwan Region
arbitration awards, cases regarding applications to recognize and enforce foreign arbitral awards, and cases relating to the judicial review of
arbitration such as refusal to accept, reject the filing, or objection to jurisdiction and others relating to the confirmation of the validity of an
arbitration agreement; the effective guarantee of the correct application of
law and of a unified yardstick for judicial decision - making.
Arbitrations in which the parties, the law and the issues are all within one jurisdiction (such as England and Wales) are called «domestic» a
Arbitrations in which the parties, the
law and the issues are all within one jurisdiction (such as England and Wales) are called «
domestic»
arbitrationsarbitrations.
As one of Canada's most highly regarded construction
law firms, Glaholt LLP has successfully represented owners, consultants, and contractors in complex
domestic and international
arbitrations.
As a footnote to this decision, one could consider how it would have been decided if the
arbitration in question was an international commercial
arbitration, not a
domestic arbitration, and the Model
Law attached to the International Commercial
Arbitration Act of Newfoundland and Labrador had applied.
Members of Incisive
Law provide Singapore law advice and represent clients in the Singapore Courts and in domestic and international arbitratio
Law provide Singapore
law advice and represent clients in the Singapore Courts and in domestic and international arbitratio
law advice and represent clients in the Singapore Courts and in
domestic and international
arbitrations.
The firm concentrates its practice in divorce and family
law litigation,
arbitration, mediation of family
law and matrimonial issues, and collaborative
law (one of the newest areas of dispute resolution in the family
law field), including but not limited to custody, parenting time (formerly called «visitation»), alimony, child support, equitable distribution of marital property, post-divorce disputes,
domestic violence matters, DYFS matters, adoptions, and applications to relocate children from New Jersey coincident to or after separation or divorce.
Parenting coordination,
domestic abuse, mediation -
arbitration, collaborative
law, supervised visitation, custody evaluation, and child protection and dependency mediation began to appear on conference programs as members searched for effective family dispute resolution processes.
In addition, she is an agent for the office of the children's lawyer, a collaborative
law trainer, a certified screener for
domestic violence and power imbalances for family
arbitration, and a certified family
law mediator.
certified screener for
domestic violence and power imbalances for family
arbitration, and a certified family
law mediator.