International Arbitration Insights

24 October 2008

Welcome to the October edition of International Arbitration Insights. In this edition, we meet Jean-Claude Najar, a senior in-house counsel for GE in Paris, who explains to us his interest in international arbitration and his attempts to make it more user-friendly for corporations. We're delighted that Jean-Claude will be giving our annual International Arbitration lecture in November.

We also look at:

  • protecting your investments in China
  • the future of anti-suit injunctions as a way to restrain court proceedings which have been commenced by a party in breach of an arbitration agreement; and
  • a recent survey of corporations' experiences with international arbitration.

Australian firms should consider the question of "nationality" when investing in China

By Leah Ratcliff.

Australia's Bilateral Investment Treaty with China might not be the only way for Australian companies to protect their Chinese investments, says Leah Ratcliff.

Building a more user-friendly arbitration

By Jean-Claude Najar.

Can in-house counsel and arbitrators, specialist private practitioners, and arbitral institutions ever be happy together? Jean-Claude Najar, our guest lecturer for the International Arbitration Lecture, has swum in these seas and understands the challenges, which is why he's decided to do something about it.

International arbitration the preferred method of cross-border dispute resolution, says survey

By Björn Gehle.

A new report shows that international arbitration remains the preferred (and very effective) method of dispute resolution for cross-border disputes, says Björn Gehle.

West Tankers - The end of the world of anti-suit injunctions as we know it?

By Björn Gehle.

You have an arbitration agreement with a company, but it ignores the agreement and begins court proceedings. What can you do? If you're in the EU, your options might just have narrowed, as Björn Gehle reports.
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