With effect from 1 July 2021, the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (the VIAC) has new specialised VIAC Rules of Investment Arbitration (Vienna Investment Arbitration Rules) and the VIAC Rules of Investment Mediation. The Vienna Investment Arbitration Rules seek to plug a gap in the market by providing an affordable and efficient alternative for resolving investor-State disputes of lower value. The VIAC has also taken the opportunity to update the VIAC Rules of Arbitration (Vienna Rules) and the VIAC Rules of Mediation. This article highlights the key features of the Vienna Investment Arbitration Rules and comments on the revisions to the Vienna Rules……
Read the complete story here.
This article was originally published in the ARIAS·U.S. Quarterly, Q3, 2021 and is republished here with permission. A. Overview The Supreme Court has extended the validity and expanded the scope...
By Edward LenciThis article was first published on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog. here. The Supreme Court on October 31 denied Certiorari in Caputo v. Wells Fargo, No. 22-265, a case involving a FINRA Award. We analyzed in...
By George FriedmanAt her confirmation hearing Justice Kagan noted “So in that sense, we are all originalists.” (U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, p.62, 6/29/2020) Her observation was prescient as adherence to the...
By Terry Moritz