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FIND OUT MORESignature Litigation and its members highlight below the 21 key arbitration developments from 2020 in a series of slideshows, covering prominent developments and updates to the market over the past year. 4 January 2021 - Introduction - read more here
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5 January 2021 - Development 1 - Virtual hearings surged - read more here
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6 January 2021 - Development 2 - LCIA arbitration goes digital - read more here
By Partner Ioannis Alexopoulos, London
7 January 2021 - Development 3 - Threshold for ICC Expedited Proceedings raised to 3 million USD - read more here
By Partner Flore Poloni, Paris
8 January 2021 - Development 4 - Intra-EU ECT claims to be reviewed by CJEU - read more here
By Counsel Neil Newing, London
9 January 2021 - Development 5 - Clarification of the law applicable to the arbitration agreement (UK) - read more here
By Partner Tom Snelling, London
11 January 2021 - Development 6 - Finding virtual hearings compatible with due process - read more here
By Associate Thibaud Roujou de Boubée, Paris
12 January 2021 - Development 7 - Arbitrator’s duty of disclosure in the UK - read more here
By Counsel Neil Newing, London
13 January 2021 - Development 8 - Switzerland’s revision of Chapter 12 of its Private International Law Act (PILA) - read more here
By Partner Flore Poloni, Paris
14 January 2021 - Development 9 - Compelling witnesses in the UK to give evidence in foreign-seated arbitrations - read more here
By Senior Associate Ryan Cable, London
15 January 2021 - Development 10 - Red flags test applied by Paris Court of Appeal in set aside proceedings although no corrupt scheme had been alleged before the tribunal - read more here
By Partner Nicolas Brooke, Paris
18 January 2021 - Development 11 - The emergence of cyber-protocols as soft law instruments - read more here
By Associate Olivia Flasch, London
19 January 2021 - Development 12 - Confirmed importance of joinder of third parties in ICC and LCIA Rules - read more here
By Senior Associate Ryan Cable, London
20 January 2021 - Development 13 - The revised ICC Rules impose disclosure of third-party funding - read more here
By Associate Thibaud Roujou de Boubée, Paris
21 January 2021 - Development 14 - Five further countries adopt the 1958 New York Convention - read more here
By Associate Olivia Flasch, London
22 January 2021 - Development 15 - The Yukos saga: war goes on between the former shareholders and the Russian Federation - read more here
By Partner Flore Poloni, Paris
25 January 2021 - Development 16 - s.1782 discovery in international arbitration remains possible in some states (for now) - read more here
By Partner Ioannis Alexopoulos, London
26 January 2021 - Development 17 - The English High Court denies enforcement despite the Award debtor’s failure to make payment in breach of the Award - read more here
By Partner Josh Wong, London
27 January 2021 - Development 18 - Breach of international sanctions can justify the annulment of arbitral awards by French courts - read more here
By Senior Associate Ela Barda, Paris
28 January 2021 - Development 19 - The International Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Paris renders its first decisions - read more here
By Associate Thibaud Roujou de Boubée, Paris
29 January 2021 - Development 20 - Expansion of the arbitration market during the COVID-19 pandemic - read more here
By Partner Tom Snelling, London
1 February 2021 - Development 21 - Diversity and green initiatives celebrated - read more here
By Partner Daniel Spendlove, London
2 February 2021 - Conclusion - read more here
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