It is widely accepted that successful outcome of international commercial arbitration proceedings often depends on timely obtained provisional measures designed to protect either the lawful interests of the parties or property in dispute until the final arbitral award on the merits is issued. Although provisional measures may be obtained from an arbitral tribunal handling respective […]
AAA has issued revised Commercial Arbitration Rules that will apply to cases filed as of October 1, 2013. The revisions include: a mediation step for all cases with claims of $75,000 or more (subject to the ability of any party to opt-out) arbitral control over information exchange (discovery) the availability of emergency measures of protection […]
GAR informes that for the first time since it was founded 20 years ago, the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre has updated its arbitration rules, including new provisions on confidentiality, interim measures and arbitrator liability. The new Procedural Regulations of Arbitration, which came into effect on 1 September, have drawn on various sources […]