October 19, 2022

Superintendent's Certificate to Arbitration: Interpreting Liquidated Damages from a Queensland Court of Appeal

Significant judgment by Dubai Court orders payment of damages in cryptocurrency instead of fiat currency

  In a dispute over investment in Dash cryptocurrency, one of the more well-known and established altcoin cryptocurrencies, the Dubai Primary Court ordered payment to the plaintiff in Dash (as opposed to in Dirhams, US Dollars, or UK Pounds). This is one of the first cases in the UAE where the court orders compensation in […]

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War Series: When Does Port Congestion Become ‘Restraint of Princes'? Lessons from Sanko Steamship v. Navios 1982 Arbitration

Highlights of the recently published ICSID 2022 Annual Report

  The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes of the World Bank (ICSID) published its 2022 Annual Report on 14 October 2022. Highlights of the report include: 346 cases administered by ICSID, marking the largest number of cases ever administered at ICSID in a single fiscal year. A record 77 concluded cases, reflecting ICSID’s

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