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International mediation guide

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • Belgium, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA
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  • March 27 2013

We have compiled this Mediation Guide with a view to providing a better understanding Of the differences between jurisdictions in respect of

Law governing arbitration has closest connection to law of the seat

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • Brazil, United Kingdom
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  • October 25 2012

The Court of Appeal has upheld the first instance decision in Sulamerica Cia Nacional de Seguros SA v Enesa Engenharia SA

International trade compliance - August 2012

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, European Union, Global, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Russia, Rwanda, South Africa, Switzerland, Syria, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Vanuatu , Yemen
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  • August 6 2012

Covering Customs and Other Import Requirements, Export Controls and Sanctions, Trade Remedies, WTO and Anti-Corruption

How to determine the law of the arbitration agreement when none is stated

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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  • Brazil, United Kingdom
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  • July 10 2012

The arbitration clauses in the insurance policies related to a hydro-electric project in Sulamerica Cia Nacional de Seguros SA v Enesa Engenharia SA, 2012 EWCA Civ 638, provided for arbitration in London but also chose Brazilian law as the law of the contract and conferred exclusive jurisdiction on the courts of Brazil

Arbitration governed by seat of arbitration

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Brazil, United Kingdom
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  • June 8 2012

The claimant was the insurer of hydro electric facilities in Brazil

Does your chosen jurisdiction clause extend to the arbitration agreement?

  • Bryan Cave LLP
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  • Brazil, United Kingdom
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  • May 22 2012

It is quite rare for an agreement to state expressly which law shall be applicable to the arbitration clause, because it normally forms part of the agreement. It has been accepted in many cases as well as in the leading commentaries, that the arbitration clause is governed by the same law as the main agreement

Engineering projects in Brazil: the requirements for arbitration agreements

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
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  • Brazil, United Kingdom
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  • May 18 2012

On Wednesday of this week the English Court of Appeal (“CA”) dismissed an appeal on the continuation of an anti-suit injunction restraining proceedings in the Brazilian courts

The law of the arbitration agreement which law applies and why does it matter?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Brazil, United Kingdom
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  • May 18 2012

The Court of Appeal has, on 16 May 2012, rendered its keenly awaited decision in the case of Sulamerica v Enesa Engenharia

Sovereign immunity and enforcement of arbitral awards: navigating international boundaries

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Brazil, China, Germany, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, USA
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  • February 21 2012

For commercial parties that contract with States and State-controlled entities and then seek to arbitrate disputes or execute on judgments, an increasingly common problem is the attempt by these State parties to raise the defense of sovereign immunity to challenge the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal andor to avoid enforcement of an arbitral award

Recent problems on choice of "seat" of arbitration: ANEC contract: London or São Paulo?

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • Brazil, United Kingdom
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  • May 6 2009

The importance of clearly and properly drafted arbitration clauses in sale contracts is obvious: the parties need to know where to go and how to resolve problems if things go wrong