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Arbitrator Ethics and the Panama Canal Case: the Eleventh Circuit Rejects an “Evident Partiality” Challenge to an Arbitration...

Users of commercial arbitration — particularly those that employ the top institutional rules, such as those of the ICC or ICDR-AAA — have a number of basic expectations. They want their dispute to be decided by competent,...more

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Kabab-Ji SAL v Kout Food Group: Latest UK Supreme Court Judgment on Governing Law of Arbitration Agreements

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The U.K. Supreme Court recently handed down its long-awaited judgment in Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait). The judgment confirmed and applied the principles concerning the governing law of arbitration...more

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Eyes Wide Open: The Quest for Arbitrator Impartiality in the Wake of Halliburton

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On November 27, 2020, the day after Thanksgiving was celebrated in the United States, the United Kingdom Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Halliburton Company v. Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd., a decision that has...more

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New year, more views – arbitration highlights in the Year of the Ox

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As the world welcomes in the Year of the Ox, we take a look back at 10 recent decisions that made an impact in the past year. In the decisions, the courts considered fundamental issues such as when an arbitral award may be...more

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Cardinal duty – UK Supreme Court clarifies arbitrators' obligations of impartiality and disclosure

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The United Kingdom (UK) Supreme Court has handed down its much-anticipated judgment in Halliburton Company v. Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48 in respect of Haliburton's application to remove an arbitrator for...more

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Halliburton v Chubb: UK Supreme Court clarifies the position on arbitrators’ duties of impartiality and disclosure in...

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In Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48, the UK Supreme Court dismissed Halliburton’s appeal concerning its application to remove an arbitrator for apparent bias on the facts. However, it also...more

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U.S. Court Confirms London-Based Arbitral Award Against Belize, Finding Allegedly Partial Arbitrator Did Not Violate U.S. Public...

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The D.C. Circuit recently upheld a district court order confirming a London-based arbitral award against the Belize government over objections that enforcement of that award would violate U.S. public policy regarding the...more

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Challenging Arbitrators for Alleged 'Conflict of Interest' in US-Based International Arbitrations

A number of significant international arbitrations, particularly involving claims by investors against sovereign states, are venued in Washington, D.C. A September 30, 2016, decision by the U.S. District Court for the...more

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"Challenging the Selection of Party-Appointed Arbitrators"

As arbitration continues to be widely utilized in international commerce, the issue of how arbitrators should handle conflict checks, and who is suitable for appointment as arbitrator in complex cases, will remain a vital...more

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