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UNCITRAL-secretary on reforming Investor State Dispute Settlement
After high publicity cases where companies have been awarded billions of dollars in damages from developing countries, Investor State Dispute Settlements, ISDS, in recent years has met critique. But what would happen if there was no ISDS? Who better to answer that question but Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, UNCITRAL, and Director of the International Trade Law Division in the Office of Legal Affairs of the UN Secretariat.
Romanian Court clarifies who can administer institutional arbitration in Romania
In a landmark decision, Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice confirmed that non-governmental organizations of public interest in Romania may administer institutional arbitration only if authorized by law, resolving legal uncertainty. In this news article, Cosmin Vasile, a member of the SCC Arbitrators’ Council and partner at Zamfirescu Racoți Vasile & Partners in Romania, analyses the decision and provides some key takeaways.
The story behind The SCC express
It is an unusual thing, to decide to develop a completely new dispute resolution tool. But we thought it necessary and appointed a task force to help us work out the idea behind the SCC Express
What is the investment value of a dispute?
“Global disputes are often overlooked as core balance sheet risks with major financial impacts”, says Matthew McGrath. In a recent article in Westlaw Today he states that the economic aftermath of
Interview with Kristin Campbell-Wilson
“There is no one-size-fits-all approach to dispute resolution, so we endeavor to offer the business community a broad menu of services”, says recently appointed Secretary General Kristin Campbell-
The what, when and how of emergency arbitration at the SCC
Imagine the following scenario: Two companies are involved in a commercial dispute, and they are preparing for arbitration. Then, one of the companies moves to sell the unique products at the center
Kristin Campbell-Wilson appointed new Secretary General of the SCC
On August 18, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce announced the appointment of Kristin Campbell-Wilson as new Secretary General of the SCC Arbitration Institute (SCC).
SCC decisions on challenges – an overview
The SCC has seen a slight increase in the number of challenges against arbitrators during the period 2010 –2019. The article outlines the nature of these challenges, the procedure and the legal
Joint quest for greener arbitrations
"The users of arbitral services work in industries where climate change actions are taken and often required. We need to adapt as well", says legal counsel Christoffer Coello Hedberg who represents
SCC Express – designed to fill a gap in the dispute resolution spectrum
SCC Express is a new dispute resolution tool designed to help business partners resolve disagreements on issues that need to be dealt with quickly, or where there is a wish to avoid a full-length
Dispute resolution clauses – a must-have for doing business
As one of the world’s leading construction and project development companies, Skanska currently runs building projects across the Nordic region, Europe and the United States. The company has many
New practice note to emergency arbitrator applications
A recently published Practice Note by SCC legal counsel Evelina Wahlström examines two years’ of SCC Emergency Arbitrator applications. In the report, EA procedures in the commercial cases from this