How and How? The two most commonly asked questions
Conway & Partners I am frequently approached by young up and coming lawyers who want to break into the international arbitration arena or seasoned veterans seeking to make a transition into this...
View ArticleThe ICC will host its Seventh Annual Conference in September – to consider...
Conway & Partners On September 10, 2012, The International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) in New York will be hosting the seventh annual conference. Located in New York City, the ICC Conference will...
View ArticleYukos Oil Wins with Good Samaritan Third Party Funder’s Help?
Conway & Partners The saga with Yukos Oil and its nationalization – and the effects on its various related entities – has been ongoing for quite some time. As reported in the news of late (see e.g....
View ArticleThe International Arbitrator Information Project: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Penn State Law and Queen Mary As Rusty Park remarked, “[I]n real estate the three key elements are ‘location, location, location,’ … in arbitration the applicable trinity is ‘arbitrator, arbitrator,...
View ArticleNAI Jong Oranje Hosts Third-Party Funding Event
Conway & Partners On September 27, 2012, the Netherlands Arbitration Institute’s Jong Oranje group was fortunate enough to host an event on third-party funding. Yes, a common and hot topic these...
View ArticleWhy not give the clients what they want?
Conway & Partners There are many clients who are often engaged in industrious works that result in disputes. Typically, the applicable arbitral agreements requirement submitting claims to...
View ArticleThird-Party Funding in International Arbitration – A Menace or Panacea?
University of Portsmouth, for ITA As its Council Member I attended the ICC Institute of World Business Law’s 32nd annual meeting on ‘Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration’ held in Paris on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Dispute with a View
General Electric Company Construction work at the Florence Chamber of Commerce has forced the city’s arbitration and mediation services to relocate to new offices the city was able to scrounge up. View...
View ArticleLIABILITY OF COUNSEL IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: Any Changes?
Conway & Partners A week ago today, it was my privilege to participate in the annual UNCITRAL/VIAC/YAAP Joint Conference, addressing hot topics in international arbitration. The conference...
View ArticleHong Kong tables amendments to arbitration law
Herbert Smith Freehills, for Herbert Smith Freehills by Justin D’Agostino and Briana Young On 28 March 2013, Hong Kong gazetted The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2013. The Bill proposes amendments to...
View ArticleReforming Investment Treaties: UNCTAD’s 2015 World Investment Report
On the 24th of June, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (‘UNCTAD’) launched its 2015 World Investment Report. The Report, titled “Reforming International Investment Governance”, is...
View Article