William Brillat-Capello

1 month ago | pinsentmasons.com | William Brillat-Capello |Alasdair Weir |Aleesha Way

In a recent ruling, the judge reaffirmed the resilience of French arbitration law and its commitment to maintaining the efficiency of the arbitral process. William Brillat-Capello, international commercial arbitration expert at Pinsent Masons, was commenting following the issuance of the decision, drawing attention to the intricacies of French arbitration law and its implications for international commercial disputes.

1 month ago | pinsentmasons.com | William Brillat-Capello |Alasdair Weir |Aleesha Way

While those reforms will be the big issue in the world of arbitration in France in 2025, the past 12 months have been punctuated by developments in French case law that provide lessons for businesses raising claims in arbitration. These developments affect not only the evidence the parties can rely on, but also the forum in which disputes will be resolved.

Dec 10, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Stacy Keen |William Brillat-Capello |Aleesha Way |Andrew Mitchell

William Brillat-Capello of Pinsent Masons in Paris highlighted that the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has been asked to interpret the scope of EU sanctions regulations relating to Yemen in a case arising from the courts in France, where oil companies have been trying to obtain annulment of a damages award made against them in an ICC arbitration.

Oct 3, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Aleesha Way |Andrew Mitchell |William Brillat-Capello

A recent ruling by the French Supreme Court highlights the need for businesses to clearly identify at the outset of an arbitration which documents potentially are relevant to their case– and for counsel to fully make their case about the materiality of these documents before the arbitral tribunal, an expert has said.