Transnational Dispute Management

Volume 5, Issue #04 - July 2008

Table of Contents

 
Editorial

TDM Special Issue on Arbitrator Bias

by Sophie Nappert, 3 Verulam Buildings



 
Arbitrator Bias

L'Independance et L'Impartialite de L'Arbitre

by Albert Jan van den Berg, Hanotiau & van den Berg
Didier Matray, Matray, Matray & Hallet S.C.



Arbitrator Bias: An International Comparison

by Charlotte Knapper, Norton Rose LLP
Joseph M. Tirado, Norton Rose
Rebecca Wright, Norton Rose LLP



Russian Practice on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration

by Irina Sergeeva, Clifford Chance
Ivan Marisin, Clifford Chance



The International Arbitrator's Duty to Investigate Conflicts: the United States Approach

by Arthur W. Rovine, International Arbitrator
Christopher K. Chinn, Baker & McKenzie, LLP



Six Degrees of Separation: Arbitrator Independence in International Arbitration

by Andrea R. Sparkes, Macleod Dixon LLP
John J. Marshall, Q.C., Macleod Dixon LLP
Mary E. Comeau, Macleod Dixon LLP



Disclosure and Impartiality: An Arbitrator's Responsibility Vis-A-Vis Legal Standards

by Laurence Shore, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP



Perceived Arbitrator Bias; Two Against One

by Christopher Symons, QC, 3 Verulam Buildings



The Ethics of International Arbitrators

by Catherine A. Rogers, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi



New Case Law From Austria, Switzerland and Germany Regarding the IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration

by Matthias Scherer, LALIVE Attorneys-at-law



Arbitrator Disclosure: An Active but Unsettled Year

by Mark Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com



Impartiality and Independence of Arbitrators - A Problem of Transnational Law

by Hilmar Raeschke-Kessler, www.raeschke-kessler.de



An Interlegality of International Commercial Arbitration

by Michael J. Bond,



The Approach of the English Court to Arbitrator Bias (Where the Arbitrator Has Acted for or Against One of the Parties)

by Bruce Macaulay, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Gulnaar Zafar, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP



Highly-specialised international arbitration - how many arbitrators are really at large?

by Alejandro I. Garcia, Herbert Smith LLP
Sarah Walker, Bird & Bird



Arbitrators Caught Unaware of the Law on Apparent Bias in English Seat Arbitrations

by Andy G. Moody, McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP



Challenging a Judge or Arbitrator for Bias

by Peter Flint, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP



Bias in International Arbitration

by Robert Akenhead, Ministry of Justice (UK)



Bias, the Right to Object and Waiver: The Problem With the Arbitration Act 1996

by Nicholas Craig, 3 Verulam Buildings



Independence and Impartiality: the Situation of English Barristers Acting in Arbitrations

by Rajesh Pillai, 3 Verulam Buildings



Arbitrator Challenges in International Investment Arbitration

by Christopher Harris, 3 Verulam Buildings



Provisional Measures and the Duty of Impartiality

by Alexis Mourre, Castaldi Mourre & Partners



The challenge of awards rendered by biased arbitrators - do not lose your rights

by Philippe Pinsolle, Shearman & Sterling LLP



The New Russian International Arbitration Rules

by Ivan Marisin, Clifford Chance
Timur Aitkulov, Clifford Chance



Arbitrators' Bias Because of Previous Appointments: A Civil Law Perspective

by Pascal Hollander, Hanotiau & Van den Berg



Impartiality and Independence of Arbitrators in Recent Swiss Case Law - from Constitutional Law Principles to Transnational Procedural Law

by Christoph Hurni, Python & Peter
Pierre-Yves Gunter, Python & Peter



L'obligation d'indépendance et d'impartialité comme une limite à la liberté des parties de choisir le(s) arbitre(s). Etude en droits français et libanais de l'arbitrage international.

by Nadine Ghassan Abdallah,



Don't Bite the Hand that Feeds You: Arbitrator Bias Based on Payment Information

by Kiera S. Gans, DLA Piper LLP



Challenge to a Challenge: Are Arbitrators Immune from Judicial Oversight During the Arbitration Proceedings in the United States?

by Yulia Andreeva, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP



Recent Developments U.S. Courts Treatment of Arbitrator Nondisclosure

by Hagit Elul, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP



Impartiality and Arbitrator Bias: The View from Canada's 14 Jurisdictions

by Alejandro Manevich, Heenan Blaikie LLP
Stephen L. Drymer, Ogilvy Renault LLP



At the Crossroads of Arbitrator Bias: What Path to Choose?

by Daniel Grodinsky, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Simon Grégoire, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP



The Future of Arbitration in Japan

by Haig Oghigian, Baker & McKenzie
I-Ching Tseng, Minter Ellison Lawyers



Practice and Predicament: the Nationality of the International Arbitrator (with survey results)

by Ilhyung Lee, University of Missouri School of Law



Arbitrators' Conflicts of Interest: Bias by Any Name

by CHAN Leng Sun, Ang & Partners



Partiality and Issue Conflicts

by Anthony C. Sinclair, Allen & Overy LLP
Matthew Gearing, Allen & Overy LLP



Issue Conflicts in Investment Treaty Arbitration (revised version: Oct. 2009)

by Caline Mouawad, King & Spalding LLP



Dealing with Arbitrator "Issue Conflicts" in International Arbitration

by Judith Levine, Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)



Is there a different yardstick for arbitrator bias in investment treaty arbitrations?

by Clotilde Lemarié, Gide Loyrette Nouel LLP
Natasha Peter, Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI



Arbitrator Bias - The "Human Aspect"

by Dieter Flader, Free University of Berlin



Identifying and Overcoming Arbitrator Bias - Advocacy in International Arbitration

by Joseph Matthews, Colson Hicks Eidson



The Under-Representation of Women and Women's Perspectives in International Dispute Resolution Processes

by Noemi Gal-Or, Institute for Transborder Studies, Kwantlen University College



Cultural Differences & Ethnic Bias in International Dispute Resolution An Arbitrator / Mediator's Perspective

by Karen Mills, KarimSyah Law Firm



A Strategic Functionalist Approach to International Commercial Mediation

by Antonin I. Pribetic, Steinberg Morton Hope & Israel



Impartiality v. Substantive Neutrality: Is the Mediator Authorized to Provide Legal Advice?

by Mercédeh Azeredo da Silveira, Schellenberg Wittmer



Cultural Perspectives on China Resolving Disputes Through Mediation

by Niall Lawless, Arbitrari Limited



Disclosure Battles (OGEMID discussion, March 2008)

Previously published material