issue #04, week 14. 04 April 2007
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NEWS

World Bank: private role in water under scrutiny

April 2, Bretton Woods Project, http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/art.shtml?x=552209

At this year's World Bank water week, the Bank and water CSOs took a step closer to dialogue; while the contentious role of the private sector in water provision has been highlighted by the withdrawal of Norway from an infrastructure trust fund, a new UNDP-sponsored report, and pending investment arbitrations. During the four days of seminars end-February under the title Water futures: Sustainability and growth, the impact of climate change on water access was a recurring theme. Other topics covered included lessons learned from the NT2 dam in Lao PDR Update 45), and experience with public-private partnerships and sector-wide approaches.

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Water privatisation cases are high on the agenda of the World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes. In February, the tribunal granted civil society organisations the right to make written submissions in the cases where UK firm Biwater and France-based Suez/Vivendi are suing Tanzania and Argentina respectively over claimed breach of contract. The submissions are groundbreaking for ICSID and will have important ramifications for how water concessions are negotiated around the world.

Venezuela: Arbitration Court rules in favor of PDVSA in Enel dispute

International Herald Tribute, 29 March 2007, http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/29/business/LA-FIN-Venezuela-Italy-Oil.php

Venezuela's state oil company said that an international court in Paris has ruled against Italian power company Enel SpA in an oil contract dispute. Enel had taken Bitor, a subsidiary of state-run Petroleos de Venezuela SA, or PDVSA, to court after it decided not to renew a contract to supply the Italian company with an expensive boiler fuel called Orimulsion.

PDVSA said in a statement Thursday that "in good faith" it had sent two shipments of Orimulsion to Enel after the contract ended in Dec. 2003 before making a final decision to end the business, but that the Italian company interpreted those shipments as a sign that the contract had in effect been renewed.

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South Korea: Chevron threat to reject Korean trade deal

March 28. Eoin Callan in Washington and Anna Fifield in Seoul, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17819986/

US companies, led by Chevron, are threatening to withdraw support for a trade deal with South Korea, because they claim it leaves that country free to expropriate foreign assets and arbitrarily restrict the flow of capital. The companies are demanding that tougher investor protections be added. US and South Korean trade negotiators have until midnight on Friday to break the deadlock in key areas such as cars and agriculture to take advantage of George W. Bush's authority to fast-track trade deals.

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KLRCA: Arbitration Rules for Islamic Banking, Financial Services

March 27, http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=253553

The Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) introduced the arbitration rules for its Islamic Banking and Financial Services (KLRCA IBFS). It provides players with guidelines for the settlement of disputes arising from the syariah aspect of Islamic banking and Islamic financial services.

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The KLRCA Rules for Arbitration are essentially those of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) rules for arbitration.

Philippines: DOJ to file criminal raps vs Piato, Fraport execs

28 March, http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&fi=p070328.htm&no=27

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday reversed its earlier ruling and ordered the filing of a criminal case against executives of the Philippine International Air Terminals Co. (Piatco), its German partner Fraport AG and four other private firms.

Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said the filing of anti-dummy charges against Piatco and Fraport may strengthen the case of the Philippines at the the ongoing arbitration proceedings at the World Bank-funded International Court for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), in Washington, D.C.

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Azerbaijan: Barmek seeks more damages from Azeri government

03 Apr 2007, http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=23788

Barmek-Azerbaijan Electricity Distribution LLC will claim Azerbaijan government damages worth 450-500 USD in International Center for Settlement of Investment disputes (ICSID), the company president Husseyn Arabul told APA.
He said first estimations of the damage were $300 million. But further audit researches show $ 500 million.
"This case is to be raised in ICSID meeting to be held on May 18. We are insistent on our decision and proved it," Arabul said.

Azerbaijan: Legal process on Azerbaijani government to be held in May, Barmek chief says

29 March 2007, Today.Az, http://www.today.az/news/business/38443.html

The International Center for Settlement of Investment disputes (ICSID) appointed the legal procedure on case of the Azerbaijani government on the charges raised by Barmek- Azerbaijan Electricity Distribution LLC for May 18....

India: New investment law approved by the House of Representatives

Jakarta Post, http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20070330.C06&irec=0

The new investment law that was approved by the House of Representatives on Thursday goes a long way toward addressing complaints often raised by foreign investors. But it does not sell the nation's resources to foreigners, as some civil society organizations here have alleged.

The law gives equal legal status and equal treatment to both domestic and foreign investors, but that doesn't mean foreign and domestic investors are given the same business opportunities. The legislation, which will replace the 1967 Foreign Investment Law and 1968 Domestic Investment Law, includes special provisions which require the government to reserve particular business fields exclusively for micro, small and medium-scale enterprises and cooperatives.

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India: NGOs may seek judicial review of investment bill

March 29, Andi Haswidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20070329.B07&irec=6

A coalition of non-governmental organizations has said it will seek a judicial review if the House of Representatives passes the investment bill on Thursday. After nearly a year of deliberation, the House is set to pass into law the bill, which aims to improve the country's investment climate by providing equal treatment for local and foreign investors, along with other incentives.

However, the NGOs are of the opinion that bill, should it be passed into law, would result in more harm than benefit to the country. "The bill is very harmful and it bears many legal flaws due to the rush in its making," Institute for Global Justice (IGJ) executive director Bonnie Setiawan said Wednesday as the coalition's spokesperson.

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South Africa: Italian lawsuit against SA government reinforces historical injustice

Moneyweb, 29 March, http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page1639?oid=83483&sn=Detail

Finstone Ltd SA, a foreign mining company based in Luxembourg, is suing the South African government for an alleged expropriation of its mineral rights. Finstone is a holding company in control of three South African granite producing operations i.e. Marlin, Red Graniti and Kelgran.

The legal action was formally instituted on the 8 January 2007 with the World Bank `s International Centre for settlement of Investment Disputes (CSID). The real challenge posed by this legal action is that the abovementioned investors find the black economic empowerment programme is in violation of the bilateral treaties signed with South Africa by both Luxembourg and Italy.

It is argued that the investment treaties as indicated above inherently protect the claimants .As a result expropriation, as is alleged, is a violation of the protection contained in the investment treaties.

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ICC: Secretary General addresses corporate responsibility conference

26 March 2007, http://www.iccwbo.org/iccbccfi/index.html

In a conference at Chatham House, ICC Secretary General Guy Sebban stressed the important contribution made by business through voluntary initiatives to advance corporate responsibility.

The "on-the-record" conference, entitled: "Sense and Sustainability: The Limits and Reach of Corporate Responsibility," delved into a broad range of corporate sustainability issues over two days, from climate change to dialogue with civil society and the challenges of promoting corporate responsibility in emerging markets. Chatham House is one of the world's leading independent institutions on international affairs.

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ICJ: Maritime Delimitation between Nicaragua and Honduras in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua v. Honduras)

23 March 2007, http://www.icj-cij.org/icjwww/ipresscom/ipress2007/ipresscom_2007-9_nh_20070323.htm

Conclusion of the public hearings; Court ready to begin its deliberation

THE HAGUE, 23 March 2007. The public hearings in the case concerning Maritime Delimitation between Nicaragua and Honduras in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua v. Honduras) were concluded today. The Court will now start its deliberation. At the hearings, which opened on 5 March 2007 at the Peace Palace, seat of the Court, the delegation of Nicaragua was led by H.E. Mr. Carlos José Argüello Gómez, Ambassador of Nicaragua to the Netherlands, as Agent. The delegation of Honduras was led by H.E. Mr. Max Velásquez Díaz, Ambassador of Honduras to the French Republic, and by H.E. Mr. Roberto Flores Bermúdez, Ambassador of Honduras to the United States of America, as Agents. The Court's Judgment will be rendered at a public sitting, the date of which will be announced in due course….

UNCTAD: Asian Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: United Nations Report Points to a New Era of Cooperation Among Developing Countries

UNCTAD, 27/3/2007, http://www.unctad.org/Templates/webflyer.asp?docid=8172&intItemID=1528&lang=1

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa by developing Asian economies is growing and has the potential to reach much higher levels, a joint report by UNCTAD and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says. Most such investment is now targeted at African natural resources, but the report contends that if appropriate policies are adopted more may be channelled into industry and manufacturing.

The report, Asian Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: Towards a New Era of Cooperation among Developing Countries, notes that Africa-bound FDI is still a small percentage of the rapidly climbing foreign investments being made by Asian transnational corporations (TNCs). (East and South-East Asia are now home to almost four-fifths of the top 100 TNCs from developing countries.). Outward Asian FDI has expanded rapidly, reaching a record US$90 billion in 2006. During 2002-2004, FDI outflows from developing Asia averaged US$46 billion, of which flows to Africa made up only US$1.2 billion annually. Most of the total goes to other Asian economies; that directed from Asia to Africa nonetheless makes up the largest inter-regional FDI flow in the developing world.

There is rising interest in Africa as an investment location, in part because of the complementary nature of economic development between Asian and African countries, the report says. Traditionally, FDI flows from developing Asia to Africa were mainly from the Asian newly industrializing economies (Hong Kong SAR, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan Province of China). But recently, China and India have emerged as significant sources. Singapore, India and Malaysia currently are the top Asian originators of FDI in Africa, with investment stocks of US$3.5 billion (cumulative approved flows from 1996 to 2004), US$2 billion and US$1.9 billion through 2004, respectively, followed by China, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan Province of China (table).

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Report: http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Webflyer.asp?intItemID=1397&docID=8120

UNCTAD and Japan Bank for International Cooperation Produce ´Blue Book´ for Zambia on Investment Promotion

UNCTAD, 23/03/07, http://www.unctad.org/Templates/webflyer.asp?docid=8182&intItemID=1528&lang=1

UNCTAD and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have presented the Vice President of Zambia, Rupiah Bandah, with a 10-point action plan -- called a Blue Book -- to help the country improve its performance in attracting foreign investment.

The Blue Book action plan, presented on 21 March in a ceremony at the Hotel Taj Padmodzi, recommends steps for developing the effectiveness of the newly formed Zambia Development Agency, for reviewing the licencing fees for the country´s "international voice gateway," and for setting up a programme to encourage foreign investors to make greater use of Zambian suppliers.

All 10 measures in the book are designed to be implemented within 12 to 18 months, at little cost to the Government. Taken together, they should help Zambia improve its investment climate, attract more foreign direct investment (FDI), open up opportunities for Zambians, and benefit the national economy.

UNCTAD has announced plans to support four of the measures. These include the organization of an investor forum for Indian pharmaceutical and information and communication technology (ICT) investors, and the provision of training on negotiating bilateral investment treaties. UNCTAD´s support will be financed in part by IrishAid. One of three other measures already being implemented by the Government -- setting up an international trade commission -- has also received UNCTAD assistance.

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ACICA: Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission

23-3-2007, www.acica.org.au

On 6 March 2007 ACICA and the Chinese Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC) signed a Cooperation Agreement at the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney. At that signing ceremony, it was announced that ACICA has agreed in principle to the establishment, within the framework of ACICA, of the Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission, or AMTAC.

Peter McQueen has been appointed to convene the steering committee charged with launching AMTAC. The other members of that working party are Stephen Bouwhuis, Assistant Secretary, Office of International Law, Attorney-General's Department and Malcolm Holmes QC, President of the Australian Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration.

ACICA: Cooperation Agreement with the China Maritime Arbitration Commission

23-3-2007, www.acica.org.au

ACICA is pleased to announce that it has concluded a Cooperation Agreement with the China Maritime Arbitration Commission. The Agreement was signed at a ceremony on 6 March 2007, which was kindly hosted by the Honourable Chief Justice Black of the Federal Court of Australia.

HKIAC Interview: Christopher To, Secretary General, HKIAC

Mediation vblog, http://mediationvblog.com/?p=66

Video interview with Christopher To the Secretary General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. Here Geoff Sharp - a mediator from Wellington, New Zealand - talks to Christopher To about the future of mediation in Asia. There are two segments, the first one last 10 minutes, the second 5 minutes.

Kehinde Sofola, 1924 - 2007

Daily Independent, http://www.independentngonline.com/?c=44&a=23494

First generation legal luminary and Nigeria's second republic Justice Minister - Mr. Kehinde Sofola (SAN) passed away at age 83; to be buried on March 27, 2007 at Ikenne, Ogun State. Sofola chaired the Federal Judicial Service Commission between 1980 to 1983, and was a member of the Arbitration Panel for the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

KCAB: The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board Enacts New International Arbitration Rules: To Increase the Negotiation Power of Domestic Companies and Contribute to the Activation of International Arbitration

February 2007, http://www.kcab.or.kr/English/boarddy/inform_read.asp?div=1&idx=2

With the intention of meeting the demands of international arbitration and activating international arbitration, the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) has enacted separate international arbitration rules that reflect the present standards of international arbitration.

Without separate international arbitration rules, one single set of domestic and international arbitration rules had been applied until present. However, because these rules could not maximize the distinctive qualities of international arbitration there were limitations in dealing with international arbitration cases. Furthermore, there was a large outflow of expenses resulting from the selection of expensive foreign arbitration institutions over KCAB in written agreements about the jurisdiction of disputes between domestic and foreign companies.

These newly enacted Rules that go into effect shall be applied to international arbitration cases in which the parties have a written agreement to resolve disputes through arbitration in accordance with these Rules. Therefore, as a general rule, the existing arbitration rules shall be applied to those cases in which the parties have no agreement about these new Rules. In addition, these Rules, which expand the breadth of choice for parties using arbitration, are also intended to provide rapid resolution of disputes, because, as a general rule, if the parties have no agreement about the number of arbitrators, one arbitrator shall be used.

In addition, the remuneration for arbitrators is changed from the fixed fee system of the existing arbitration rules to an hourly rate system and is greatly increased to the level of that of ICC and major international arbitration institutions. By doing so, these Rules provide a springboard for quality arbitrators of international repute who possess extensive arbitration experience.

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Main Contents in International Arbitration Rules of KCAB
http://www.kcab.or.kr/hwp/main_arbitrationrules_int.doc

Articles of International Arbitration Rules of KCAB
http://www.kcab.or.kr/hwp/arbitrationrule_int.doc

Lovells is intending to convert to a limited liability partnership ("LLP")

Like many law firms and other professional partnerships, Lovells is intending to convert to a limited liability partnership ("LLP") on 1 May 2007. The following Lovells' offices, which were formerly part of the general partnership of Lovells, will practise through Lovells LLP: Amsterdam, Brussels, Chicago, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Ho Chi Minh City, London, Madrid, Munich, New York and Paris. Prague will practise as Lovells (Prague) LLP and our new office in Dubai will be opened and operate as Lovells (Middle East) LLP.

More information: www.lovells.com/Lovells/AboutLovells/LLP+Conversion/LLP+Announcement/LLP+UKQA.htm

EVENTS

USA: Pepperdine School of Law Moot Court Team Takes Gold in Hong Kong

March, http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/releases/2007/march/mootcourtgold.htm

Pepperdine law students became international champions last week by winning the prestigious Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong. ....

Precedent in Investment Arbitration - 20 April 2007

The ITF Seminar on "Precedent in Investment Arbitration", which will be held on 20 April 2007 at WilmerHale, 4 Carlton Garden, London SW1Y 5AA at 17.30-19.00. Dr Andrés Rigo Sureda, former Deputy General Counsel of the World Bank, will be the main speaker; Professor Phillipe Sands QC, Matrix Chambers, will be the commentator. Wendy Miles, Partner at WilmerHale, will act as facilitator.

Dr Sureda is an international arbitrator and has been the president of arbitral tribunals that recently rendered decisions in MTD v Chile, Azurix v Argentina I and Siemens v Argentina.

If you would like to register, please contact Mike Hall at (specify whether you can attend the dinner!).

SIAC-ASA-HKIAC Arbitration Conference - 4 May 2007

www.acica.org.au

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), in conjunction with the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) is hosting the 'Asian-European Business Disputes Conference - Arbitration in Switzerland'' in Singapore. The conference will be held at the Grand Plaza Park Hotel, City Hall on 4 May 2007.

Flyer: http://www.acica.org.au/downloads/SIAC-ASA-HKIAC(7).pdf

Arbitration In Trade And Investment Disputes, 6 - 7 May

How Effective Arbitration Can Facilitate Investment And Improve International Commercial Relations

How Effective Arbitration Can Facilitate Investment And Improve International Commercial Relations.

Organized in collaboration with the Egyptian General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) and the Egyptian Lawsuits Authority, the conference will include five complementary sessions, each led by regional and international experts, designed to explore the peculiarities of arbitration in trade and investment disputes.

In particular, the conference will look at the investment environment within Egypt and its regional neighbours, and will highlight the recent trends and concerns for which arbitration might prove an effective means of dispute resolution. Specifically, our agenda will examine the salient features of the new model of the Egyptian bilateral investment treaty (BIT) which CRCICA was invited to discuss and comment on. Very recently, CRCICA comments were approved for integration into the final version of the model which is proposed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Results-oriented as it is, each session will have a respective "recommendations-for-the-future" perspective. Up-to-date case studies and practical aspects will be presented throughout the agenda.

Sunday May 6th:

Monday May 7th:

Contact for more information and the registration form.

Multiple Parties, Multiple Problems: A Symposium - 10 - 11 May 2007

Please join Judge Dominique Hascher, Dr. Robert Briner, Bernard Hanotiau, Pierre Mayer, Margrete Stevens and other leading international arbitration practitioners for cutting-edge presentations, debate and dialogue on May 10-11, 2007 at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. An internationally renowned faculty will discuss the key issues found in complex international commercial and investment disputes: consent and surrogates for consent; joinder and consolidation; the challenges of administration; classwide arbitration and mass claims; and enforcement. Each topic will combine principal presentations and comprehensive panel discussions to ensure multiple perspectives.

http://www.pca-cpa.org/ENGLISH/NE/

Summer Academy on International Commercial Arbitration - September 2-9

September 2007: From September 2 to September 6, 2007, CENTRAL will organize the 5th Cologne Summer Academy on International Commercial Arbitration and the 2nd Cologne Summer Academy on Business Negotiation and Mediation at Cologne University.

More at http://tldb.uni-koeln.de/

WIPO Arbitration Workshop - October 16-17

Professionals from many different jurisdictions have, during the past years, participated in the WIPO Arbitration Workshop, which is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international arbitration process.

In 2007, WIPO will again offer an Arbitration Workshop. This Workshop will be held in Geneva on Tuesday, October 16 and Wednesday, October 17, 2007.

The purpose of this Workshop is to provide intensive basic training of a practical nature for party representatives in arbitration and for arbitrators. The training, which will be conducted by experienced international arbitrators, will focus on the main principles of international commercial arbitration law and practice, with particular reference to the practical application of the WIPO Arbitration and Expedited Arbitration Rules in intellectual property and technology disputes. The arbitration rules of other arbitration institutions will also be referred to for purposes of comparison.

The format of the Workshop will consist of presentations by the instructors, practical exercises supervised by the instructors and discussion between participants and instructors. Participants are expected to take an active part in the exercises and discussion sessions.

The Workshop materials include the arbitration rules of selected arbitration institutions, relevant laws and codes as well as case scenarios regarding the different stages of arbitral proceedings.

Instructors

More at http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/events/workshops/2007/arbitration/index.html

Short overview of upcoming events

The above information is reproduced from the International Arbitration Planner by kind permission of Lovells (www.lovells.com and www.lovells.com/arbitration). More details on these and many other events can be found at www.arbitrationevents.com

MOVES / JOBS

Robert Pé joins Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Litigation Practice (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong, April 2, 2007 - Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Robert Pé, formerly head of Paul Hastings' Hong Kong litigation practice, will join Orrick as a partner. Recognized by several leading Asian legal publications as one of the region's top litigators, Pé will play an important role in growing Orrick's litigation practice throughout Asia.

"We anticipate our pan-Asian litigation practice will be among our fastest growing practices because of the dramatic increase in overall investment and economic activity in and relating to China and other developing markets across Asia. China's increasing engagement in international transactions, cross-border investments and global integration inevitably result in the need for broader dispute resolution mechanisms and services," said James Stengel, Managing Director of Orrick's litigation practices. "Hong Kong has become the venue of choice for many of these disputes, and Robert has litigated and arbitrated a number of prominent cases there and throughout the region for many years."

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Robert Pé has handled a broad array of contentious matters with a focus on high-end, complex commercial disputes. He has diverse experience encompassing cross-border litigation, Hong Kong litigation, international arbitration, product liability and receiverships.

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BOOKS

Practical ADR Handbook (2nd edition)

Stephen York
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Jurisdiction: England & Wales, Commonwealth
Estimated Publication Date: 28/05/2007
ISBN: 9780421683402

The Practical ADR Handbook, as its name suggests, takes a practical, 'how-to' approach to alternative dispute resolution. It discusses the developments in the UK within the last two years, which have seen a substantial rise in the amount of ADR. The book discusses in detail the implementation of the Woolf Reforms and how the new Rules work in practice, and explores the relation between mediation and arbitration. It also covers the role of adjudication in construction disputes.

Handbook of ICC Arbitration, 2Rev Ed edition (January 1, 2008)

A 2Rev Ed edition of the "Handbook of ICC Arbitration", coauthored by Michael Bühler and Thomas H. Webster, is a practical, rule-by-rule guide to the Arbitration Rules of the world's leading international arbitration institution, will be published next year.

The Handbook serves both as a source book for experienced arbitration practitioners and a guide for lawyers experienced in international litigation rather than arbitration. It offers a comprehensive review of the ICC arbitration procedure from start to finish, making it a one-stop source of information on the conduct of an ICC arbitration.

Sweet & Maxwell (London), which is part of the West/Thomson group, published at the end of 2005 the "Handbook of ICC Arbitration: Commentaries, Precedents, Materials" (Hardback, 657 pages, ISBN: 0421913703).

Arbitration Law and Practice

by Brian Hutchinson

Arbitration Law and Practice covers the entirety of the law applicable to arbitrations in Ireland, whether domestic arbitrations under the 1952 to 1998 Acts, or international arbitrations under UNCITRAL Model Law (1998 Act), and internal codes of practice of the international arbitration associations that practice in Ireland. It also comprehensively covers all aspects of arbitration law, from drafting of the clause to handling of and appeal from dispute, and will prove indispensable to all legal practitioners, regardless of specialisation, who are involved in arbitration.

Contents: Part I - Overview; Contemporary & Historical Background. Part II - Arbitration Agreements. Part III - Commencement of Arbitration. Part IV - Appointment of Arbitrators. Part V - The Interlocutory Stage. Part VI - The Hearing. Part VII - Recourse against the Arbitrator. Part VIII - The Special Case Stated. Part IX - The Award. Part X - Recourse Against the Award. Part XI - Recognition and Enforcement of Awards. Part XII - Alternative Dispute Resolution. Appendix A - Irish Arbitration Legislation Consolidated. Appendix B - Forms & Precedents. Appendix C - Arbitrator's Checklist. Appendix D - Arbitration & ADR Bodies in Ireland

Tottel Publishing
ISBN/ISSN: 978 1 84592 080 7
Publication Date: Dec 07
Format: Hardback
Availability: Not Yet Published