Topic: International arbitration

With recent political shifts in the US and around the world, companies engaged in cross-border business should structure or restructure their businesses to take advantage of the protections of investment treaties against unexpected and unfair government acts.

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court’s decision serves as a stark reminder of the parties’ duty to investigate arbitrators’ impartiality and to act without delay when concerns arise.

When drafting an arbitration agreement, parties should specify the governing law of the arbitration agreement, and not just the governing law of the main contract.

Under Turkish law, if a creditor files a claim before an execution office when their receivable is not based on a court judgment or a pledge, the execution office will send a payment order to the debtor.

Norton Rose Fulbright was the gold sponsor of the Istanbul Arbitration Week 2022 which took place between October 10 – 14 in Istanbul, Türkiye.

The World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes issued new rules in July 2022 to simplify its proceedings.

Many companies and governments are seeking strategic partnerships with international business partners due to the rapid development of new technologies and processes in emerging markets.

For the last few decades, the Court of Appeal's ("CoA") approach to arbitration clauses vis-à-vis bankruptcy cases has been extremely rigid.