
Andrew Batty
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1 month ago |
pinsentmasons.com | Johanne Brocas |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Andrew Batty
SIAC handled 625 new cases in 2024, with 91% being international. Cases involved parties from 72 jurisdictions, compared to 66 in 2023, setting a record and highlighting the centre’s global reach, also reflected in the geographical diversity of arbitrators’ appointment with 43 jurisdictions represented compared to 38 jurisdictions in the previous year. South Korean parties emerged as the top users of SIAC, reflecting the institution’s growing presence in Northeast Asia.
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2 months ago |
pinsentmasons.com | Nicole Whitby |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Andrew Batty
In the case, Primero was contracted by Coburn Resources to design and construct a mineral sands project in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia and the two entered into an EPC contract, with Primero Resources providing four insurance bonds to Coburn as security. Coburn returned two of the bonds to Primero.
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2 months ago |
pinsentmasons.com | Alexander Shchavelev |Sandra Gröschel |Aleesha Way |Andrew Batty
In 2024, the German government passed a draft law to modernise the current arbitration law. One significant change to the current arbitration law is the move to enable form-free arbitration agreements in the B2B sector. In addition, the government's draft provides that the arbitral award may be issued in electronic form, and arbitrators may set out their dissenting opinion on the arbitral award or its reasoning, unless the parties agree otherwise.
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2 months ago |
pinsentmasons.com | Pamela McDonald |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Andrew Batty
The increased usage of arbitration in Qatar has been reflected in the latest statistics released by the Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA). The value of cases received by the centre in 2023 amounted to approximately QR 3 billion (£638.5 million), and most cases registered by the centre, around 60%, related to construction and contracting contracts.
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2 months ago |
pinsentmasons.com | Karah Howard |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman |Andrew Batty
If a contractor’s entitlement due to adverse weather is not covered in a contract, then the common law position is that weather risks are borne by the contractor, unless any other clauses, such as force majeure, can provide relief.
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