Day: November 15, 2011

Domestic Courts, International arbitration

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Is the international litigation gaining strength over international arbitration? Is it true that in-house counsel would rather fight it out in the courts of the country versus dealing with arbitrators who take too long, expensive attorneys in the international arbitration arena and the threat that the country involved will find a way to not recognize…

Arbitration Institutions and Rules, Arbitrators, Efficiency, ICC Arbitration, Jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal, Pre-arbitral procedure

(Herbert Smith Freehills)/ /2 Comments
Herbert Smith Freehills

In an emergency, swift and effective action is required. Yet in international arbitration proceedings, it can take weeks or months to constitute an arbitral tribunal. What options, then, are open to a party in need of urgent interim relief before an arbitral tribunal has been formed? In many circumstances, applying to the national courts of…