Baker & McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook: 2012-2013

Foreword
About the 2012-2013 B&M Yearbook Editors
Yearbook Topics
Abbreviations and Acronyms

ARGENTINA
Gonzalo E. Cáceres and Santiago L. Capparelli

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Legislation
A.2 Draft Legislation

B. Cases

B.1 Arbitrability I: Scope of Arbitration Agreement
B.2 Arbitrability II: Arbitral Jurisdiction to Decide Constitutional Claims
B.3 Annulment Request Filed against a Jurisdictional Decision

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures

AUSTRALIA 
Leigh Duthie, Alex Wolff and Mia Livingstone

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Legislative Framework
A.2 Amendments to Australia’s Legislative Framework
A.3 Specialist Arbitration Lists
A.4 Australian Arbitral Institutions
A.5 Trends

B. Cases

B.1 Casaceli: Parties Will Be Compelled to Arbitrate Even if the Arbitration Is to Be Seated Abroad and Includes Claims That Fall under Australia’s Mandatory Consumer Laws
B.2 Dampskibsselskabet: Parties Seeking to Avoid Arbitration Awards Bear the Evidentiary Burden
B.3 Traxys Europe: Public Policy Cannot Be Used to Escape an Award
B.4 Castel Electronics v. TCL Air Conditioner: Breach of Natural Justice Strictly Interpreted in Favor of Enforcing Awards
B.5 TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) v. Castel Electronics: Validity of the IAA

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

AUSTRIA
Alexander Petsche and Heidrun E. Preidt

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Lack of Oral Hearing Does Not Constitute a Violation of the Right to Be Heard 
B.2 The Parties and Not the Arbitral Institution Are Liable for Payment of the Arbitrators’ Fees
B.3 Claim for Annulment of a Shareholders’ Resolution is Arbitrable Even if the Award Might Have an Effect on Third Parties

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

AZERBAIJAN
Gunduz Karimov and Jamil Alizada

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 General
A.2 Types of Arbitration
A.3 Regulation of International Arbitration
A.4 Protection of Foreign Investment
A.5 Public Policy Considerations
A.6 The International Commercial Arbitration Court

B. Cases

B.1 General
B.2 Recognition of Cases in 2012

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

BELARUS
Alexander Korobeinikov

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Domestic Legislation
A.2 International Treaties
A.3 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

BELGIUM
Koen De Winter and Michaël De Vroey

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 State Courts Competent Notwithstanding Valid Arbitration Clause
B.2 State Courts Competent to Order Interim or Conservatory Measures

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures

BRAZIL
Joaquim T. de Paiva Muniz, Luis Alberto Salton Peretti and Leonardo Mäder Furtado

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Commission to Review Brazilian Arbitration Act
A.2 Brazil Ratified the CISG

B. Cases

B.1 Anti-Arbitration Injunction in Connection With an Arbitration Agreement Deemed Null and Void
B.2 State Courts Are Competent to Grant Interim Measures before the Commencement of Arbitration
B.3 The Application of the Jura Novit Curia Principle to Arbitration
B.4 Disputes Deriving from Consumer Relations Are Not Arbitrable
B.5 Awards Set Aside at the Seat of the Arbitration Are Not Enforceable in Brazil

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

CANADA
Matthew J. Latella and Christina I. Doria

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Legislation
A.2 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Momentous.ca Corp. v. Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball Ltd.
B.2 Telestat Canada v. Juch-Tech Inc.
B.3 Nearctic Nickel Mines v. Canadian Royalties Inc.

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measure

CHILE
Antonio Ortúzar, Sr., Rodrigo Díaz de Valdés and Francisco Grob

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Legislative Framework
A.2 Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
A.3 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Application for the Complaint Appeal in an International Arbitration
B.2 Application for Interim Measures in an International Arbitration

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

CHINA 
James Kwan, Peng Shen and Sarah Zhu

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Revision of the CIETAC Arbitration Rules
A.2 Disputes among CIETAC Branches
A.3 South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Arbitration Rules
A.4 Amendments to PRC Civil Procedure Law

B. Cases

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

COLOMBIA 
Claudia Benavides

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Overview of the Arbitral Legal Framework
A.2 International Arbitration Specifics
A.3 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

CZECH REPUBLIC 
Martin Hrodek and Jan Zrcek

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Recent Developments in Legislation
A.2 Trends

B. Cases

B.1 Courts Cannot Review Merits of Awards in Proceedings to Enforce Foreign Arbitral Awards
B.2 New Grounds for Setting Aside an Award Can Be Asserted until First Oral Hearing in the Set Aside Proceedings
B.3 Matters within the Scope of an Arbitration Agreement Can Be Assessed by Courts as Preliminary Issues in Other Claims 
B.4 Arbitration Clause in a Lease Not Affected by Transfer of Title or Termination of the Lease

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

FRANCE
Jean-Dominique Touraille, Eric Borysewicz and Karim Boulmelh

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Enforcement of an Arbitral Award during an Action to Set Aside the Award or during Appeal Proceedings against the Recognition and Enforcement Order 
B.2 Scope of the Arbitration Clause

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

GERMANY
Ragnar Harbst, Heiko Plassmeier and Jürgen Mark

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 New Act on the Promotion of Mediation and Other Procedures of Alternative Dispute Resolution Comes into Force 
A.2 Changes within the German Institution of Arbitration

B. Cases

B.1 An Arbitral Tribunal May Be Composed of More Than Three Arbitrators 
B.2 Breach of Ne Ultra Petita Rule Is Contrary to Public Policy and Justifies the Setting Aside of an Award 
B.3 Interpretation of "Arbitration Agreement"
B.4 An Arbitral Tribunal That Determines the Amount in Dispute for Purposes of a Cost Decision Does Not Inadmissibly Act as a Judge in Its Own Affairs 
B.5 Attorneys’ Time Charges Recognized as Recoverable Costs 
B.6 Non-compliance with an Agreed Procedure for the Taking of Evidence Justifies Vacation of an Award 
B.7 Termination of an Arbitration Agreement because of Allegations of Procedural Misconduct and Fraud 
B.8 Preclusion of Reliance on Reasons to Vacate after Failure to Challenge in the Country of Origin 
B.9 No Recognition of Awards Vacated in Their Country of Origin

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

HONG KONG
James Kwan and Jasmine Chan

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Proposed Changes to the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules 
A.2 Latest Developments in Hong Kong Arbitration

B. Cases

B.1 Court of Appeal Refused to Set Aside ICC Award 
B.2 Derivative Action Based on Enforcement Order Dismissed 
B.3 Application to Set Aside Enforcement Order on Public Policy Ground Dismissed

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

HUNGARY
József Antal Anna Ménes and Dávid Kovács

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Legislation
A.2 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

ITALY
Gianfranco Di Garbo and Emanuela Banfi

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 The Italian Constitutional Court Declares Compulsory Mediation Illegitimate in Civil and Commercial Disputes

B. Cases

B.1 Arbitration Clauses in International Arbitration 
B.2 Binary Arbitration Clauses in International Arbitration 
B.3 Arbitration Clauses in Corporate Arbitration 
B.4 Recourse for Nullity of the Arbitral Award 
B.5 The Interpretation of the Arbitral Clause

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

JAPAN
Haig Oghigian, Mami Ohara and Hiroyuki Hamai

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Historical Background 
A.2 Main Features of the Arbitration Law

B. Cases

B.1 Court Assistance in Taking Evidence 
B.2 Separability of Arbitration Agreement 
B.3 Public Policy
B.4 Enforcement Order 
B.5 Grounds for Setting Aside the Arbitral Award

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

KAZAKHSTAN 
Alexander Korobeinikov and Yekaterina Kolmogorova

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Domestic Legislation
A.2 International Treaties
A.3 Trends

B. Cases

B.1 Commercial Arbitration Disputes

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

KOREA
June Junghye Yeum and Wonyoung Yu

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 The Korea Arbitration Act 
A.2 The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board 
A.3 Latest Developments in Korean Arbitration

B. Cases

B.1 Reliance on Public Policy for Resisting Enforcement 
B.2 Reliance on Fraud for Refusing Enforcement of a Foreign Arbitral Award

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

KYRGYZSTAN
Alexander Korobeinikov

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Domestic Legislation 
A.2 International Treaties 
A.3 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Refusal to Refer Parties to Arbitration due to Non-Binding Arbitration Clause

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

MALAYSIA
Elaine Yap

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Legislative Framework 
A.2 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Applicable Law to Challenge an Arbitration Award
B.2 Setting Aside of Arbitral Awards on Questions of Law 
B.3 Requirement of a Written Arbitration Agreement

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

MEXICO
Salvador Fonseca-González and Juan Carlos Zamora Müller

A. Legislation Trends and Tendencies

A.1 2011 Legal Reform 
A.2 Minor Amendments to the Legislation 
A.3 Constant Positive Trend

B. Cases

B.1 Available Legal Remedies against Decisions Rendered within Proceedings to Set Aside Arbitral Awards 
B.2 Recent Decision on the Concept of Public Policy (Amparo Proceedings 755/2011)

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

THE NETHERLANDS
Frank Kroes and Saskia Temme

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Legislative Proposal to Amend Dutch Arbitration Act 
A.2 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Court Proceedings: Appeal against Exequatur Inadmissible 
B.2 Arbitration Proceedings: Acceptance of Jurisdiction in Arbitral Summary Proceedings 
B.3 Arbitration Proceedings: Document Production Order

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

PERU
Ana María Arrarte Arisnabarreta

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Legislative Framework--Overview 
A.2 Training: A Key Element

B. Cases

B.1 ENERSUR v. EGEMSA et al. (pending) 
B.2 KALLPA and EDEGEL v. COES (in excess of USD 100 million) 
B.3 ACTIVOS MINEROS (settled--USD 140 million)

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures

D. Conclusions

PHILIPPINES
Donemark J.L. Calimon, Lemuel D. Lopez and Jay Patrick R. Santiago

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Special Rules of Court on ADR 
A.2 Executive Order No. 78 (series of 2012) 
A.3 Executive Order No. 97 (series of 2012) 
A.4 ADR Accreditation Guidelines and Training Standards 
A.5 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Foreign Corporations Doing Business in the Philippines without a License May Seek to Enforce Foreign Arbitral Awards 
B.2 An Agreement to Submit Any Dispute to Arbitration May Be Construed as an Implicit Waiver of Immunity from Suit

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

POLAND
Marcin Aslanowicz and Sylwia Piotrowska

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Sources of Arbitration Law in Poland 
A.2. Arbitrability 
A.3 Arbitration Agreement 
A.4 Arbitrators 
A.5 Jurisdiction of an Arbitral Tribunal 
A.6 Proceedings before an Arbitral Tribunal 
A.7 Conclusion of Arbitral Proceedings 
A.8 Appeals against Arbitration Awards 
A.9 Recognition and Enforcement of an Arbitral Award

B. Cases

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
Vladimir Khvalei and Irina Varyushina

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Novolipetsk Steel OJSC v. Maksimov Nikolay Victorovich) 
B.2 Russian Telephone Company v. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Rus LLC (RF) 
B.3 Kubik LLC v. Regus Business Center Metropolis LLC

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

SINGAPORE
Gerald Kuppusamy and Jennifer Fong

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Amendments to the International Arbitration Act

B. Cases

B.1 Lack of Jurisdiction May Not Be Invoked as Grounds for Resisting Enforcement of a Singapore Award after the Time Limits in Articles 16 and 34 of the Model Law 
B.2 Award Will Be Set Aside for Breach of Natural Justice if Material Excluded Could Reasonably Have Made a Difference 
B.3 The Role of Pleadings in Arbitration 
B.4 Interim Orders Cannot Be Set Aside as They Are Not Awards

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

SOUTH AFRICA
Gerhard Rudolph and Darryl Bernstein

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Legislation 
A.2 Proposed Changes to the Arbitration Act 
A.3 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Lufuno Mphaphuli & Associates (Pty) Ltd. v. Andrews and Another 
B.2 Road Accident Fund v. Cloete NO and Others

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures

SPAIN
José María Alonso, Alfonso Gómez-Acebo, José Ramón Casado and Víctor Mercedes

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Arbitration Regulations for Tourist Agreements 
A.2 Mediation in Civil and Commercial Matters 
A.3 Arbitration in the Electrical Power Production Market in Spain: Decision of 23 July 2012 Adopted by the Secretary of State for Energy 
A.4 Arbitration Related to Royalties for Private Copies in Intellectual Property Law

B. Cases

B.1 Review of Arbitrator’s Competence 
B.2 Judicial Designation of Arbitrators 
B.3 Annulment of Awards 
B.4 Form of the Arbitration Clause 
B.5 Failure to Serve Notice or Improper Notice of the Designation of the Arbitrator or the Arbitral Proceedings 
B.6 Scope of the Arbitration Clause 
B.7 Matters Not Open to Arbitration 
B.8 Public Policy 
B.9 Lack of Independence and Impartiality of the Arbitral Institution 
B.10 Lack of Reasoning of the Award 
B.11 Breach of a Party’s Right of Defense 
B.12 Action to Set Aside an Award Brought after Expiry of the Limitation Period 
B.13 Effects of the Declaration of Nullity of an Award 
B.14 Electronic Records and Service 
B.15 Award for Less Than Was Petitioned For 
B.16 Adoption of an Arbitration Clause by Joint Owners

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

SWEDEN
Jonas Benedictsson, Stefan Bessman, Magnus Stålmarker and Gustav Ståhl

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 The Doctrine of Assertion
B.2 Request for Production of Documents
B.3 Ordre Public
B.4 Conflict of Interest
B.5 Scope of an Arbitration Agreement

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures

SWITZERLAND
Joachim Frick, Urs Zenhäusern, Anne-Catherine Hahn and Luca Beffa

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Revised Swiss Rules of International Arbitration 
A.2 Pending Legislative Motions 
A.3 Institutional Revisions, Swiss Arbitration Center 
A.4 Swiss Arbitration Association Appoints Executive Director 
A.5 General Trends

B. Cases

B.1 Conformity of a Waiver to Appeal against an Award with Article 6 ECHR 
B.2 Consequences of the Failure by an Arbitral Tribunal to Take into Consideration the Post-Hearing Brief of a Party 
B.3 Jurisdiction of the CAS, WADA’s Standing to Appeal, and Lis Pendens 
B.4 Substantive Public Policy 
B.5 Lack of Challenge against a Decision of the Juge d’Appui to Reject the Challenge of an Arbitrator 
B.6 Arbitrability 
B.7 Negative Kompetenz-Kompetenz 
B.8 Multiple Appoints of an Arbitrator

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measure

TAIWAN
Tiffany Huang and Amber Hsu

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Overview 
A.2 Arbitration Associations 
A.3 Recent Developments across the Taiwan Strait

B. Cases

B.1 Definition of a Valid and Effective Arbitration Agreement 
B.2 Ad hoc Arbitration 
B.3 Appointment of Arbitrators by the Court or Arbitration Association 
B.4 Challenge and Withdrawal of Arbitrators 
B.5 Notification of and Intervention in the Arbitration 
B.6 Time Limit for Rendering Arbitral Awards 
B.7 Enforceability of Arbitral Awards 
B.8 Revocation of Arbitral Awards 
B.9 Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

TURKEY
Ismail G. Esin and Ali Yesilirmak

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 The Incorporation of an Arbitration Clause by Reference 
B.2 The Fees Payable for the Enforcement and Recognition of a Foreign Arbitral Award 
B.3 The Timing of an Arbitration Objection 
B.4 The Timely Issuance of an Arbitral Award

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

UKRAINE
Igor Siusel, Olga Shenk, Taras Aleshko and Kseniia Pogruzhalska

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Introduction 
A.2 Short Overview of Ukrainian Legislation regarding Arbitration 
A.3 Recently Adopted Ukrainian Legislation regarding Arbitration 
A.4 International Commercial Arbitration Court of Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (“ICAC”)

B. Cases

B.1 Investment Disputes 
B.2 Arbitration Disputes against Ukraine 
B.3 Shares Sale and Purchase Agreement Is Not a "Corporate Relationship" under Ukrainian Law 
B.4 Refusal to Recognize and Enforce an Arbitral Award against a Ukrainian Debtor for Failure of Notice 
B.5 Ukrainian State Enforcement Service Refused to Enforce Arbitral Award against a Ukrainian Debtor on a Technicality

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

UNITED KINGDOM 
Edward Poulton, Thomas Yates and Carinne Maisel

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Governing Law of Arbitration Agreements 
B.2 Anti-Suit Injunctions 
B.3 Enforceability of Awards under Section 66 of the Arbitration Act 1996 
B.4 Impact of Decisions of Foreign Courts to Enforce Awards

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

UNITED STATES
Donald J. Hayden, Ethan A. Berghoff and Joseph J. Mamounas

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Legislation 
A.2 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Second Circuit Dismisses Petition to Confirm an International Arbitral Award on Grounds of Forum Non Conveniens 
B.2 Eleventh Circuit Upholds District Court’s Grant of Discovery Applied for in Assistance of a Foreign Arbitration, Recognizing That an Arbitral Tribunal Is a Foreign Tribunal Qualifying for Assistance under Section 1782 
B.3 Sixth Circuit Upholds District Court’s Judgment to Compel Arbitration in New Jersey in Face of Ambiguous Arbitration Clause

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

C.1 Tribunal-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.2 Court-Ordered Interim Measures 
C.3 Enforcement of Interim Measures

UZBEKISTAN
Alexander Korobeinikov

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Legislation 
A.2 International Treaties 
A.3 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

VIETNAM
Chi Anh Tran, Andrew Fitanides and Quy Hoai Nguyen

A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies

A.1 Background and Overview of the Applicable Law 
A.2 Arbitration in Vietnam 
A.3 Trends and Tendencies

B. Cases

B.1 Lack of Capacity to Enter Arbitration Agreement 
B.2 Violations of Arbitration Proceedings 
B.3 Dispute Resolution Body Unspecified 
B.4 Public Policy Objections

C. The Grant and Enforcement of Interim Measures in International Arbitration

Executive Editor

Nancy M. Thevenin is special counsel in the New York office of Baker & McKenzie and the global coordinator of the Firm’s International Arbitration Practice Group. She routinely advises on arbitration institutions, mediation, disputes boards and expertise proceedings, ad hoc cases and use of pre-arbitral referee procedures. Her experience includes handling international commercial mediation and arbitration under the auspices of the AAA, ICC and ICDR. Ms. Thevenin has handled disputes in various industries, including construction and engineering, financial services, commercial real estate and aviation, often involving issues concerning mergers and acquisition, sales, distribution, licensing, technology transfer and leasing agreements. She currently serves on the executive committees of the International Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and the American Branch of the International Law Association and is a vice-chair of the Arbitration Law Committee of the Inter-American Bar Association. Ms. Thevenin is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and an Adjunct Professor of International Commercial Arbitration at St. John's University Law School.

Regional Editors
Asia-Pacific and Africa:

Michael Atkins is an Associate in the New York office of Baker & McKenzie. He is a member of the Litigation Practice group where he assists on a range of complex commercial litigation and arbitration matters.

Laura Zimmerman is an Associate in the Litigation Practice Group of the Firm's New York office. Her practice focuses mainly on international arbitration and commercial litigation matters for foreign and domestic clients, including work on arbitration matters administered by the ICC, ICDR and ICSID.

Europe and Central Asia:

Richard Allen is an Associate and Solicitor Advocate in the London office of Baker & McKenzie and a member of the Firm's Global Dispute Resolution Practice Group. His experience covers a broad spectrum of contentious and non-contentious work, including commercial and competition litigation, international arbitration, public law and regulatory advice. The current focus of his practice is in the fields of aviation law and public international law. He is a member of the Law Society of England & Wales, the LCIA Young International Arbitration Group, the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), the International Law Association and the International Legal Network of Avocats Sans Frontières.

Liz Williams is a Senior Professional Support Lawyer in Baker & McKenzie Global Services and is based in the London office. She designs and runs knowhow and training programs for Baker & McKenzie’s Global Dispute Resolution Practice Group. She has represented clients, primarily from the insurance and reinsurance industry, in arbitrations under the LCIA, ICC and ARIAS rules and in ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL rules. She is a member of the Law Society of England & Wales and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of the United Kingdom. Ms. Williams also serves as chair of the Refugee Law Practice Group in Baker & McKenzie's London office, and is a co-author of Strong & Williams, Complete Tort Law: Text and Materials (Oxford University Press.)

Latin America:

Grant Hanessian is a Partner in the New York office of Baker & McKenzie and serves as co-chair of the Firm’s International Arbitration Practice Group. He has more than 25 years of experience serving as counsel and arbitrator in disputes concerning contract, energy, construction, commodities, financial services, insurance, intellectual property and other matters. Mr. Hanessian is Vice Chairman of the Arbitration Committee of the U.S. Council for International Business (the U.S. national committee of the ICC), a member of the Commission on Arbitration of the ICC and the ICC Task Force on Arbitration Involving States or State Entities. He is also a founding board member of the New York International Arbitration Center, and a member of the American Society of International Law, American Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York’s International Law Committee, American Arbitration Association’s International Advisory Committee and London Court of International Arbitration. He is an editor of ICDR Awards and Commentaries (Juris, 2012) and co-editor of the Gulf War Claims Reporter (ILI/Kluwer, 1998) and International Arbitration Checklists (Juris Pub., 2d ed., 2008).

Jennifer B. Wisnia is the Business Development and Marketing Manager of the Firm’s Latin America Dispute Resolution & Litigation Practice Group. Ms. Wisnia was previously an Associate in the Firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions group in Santiago, Chile where she assisted with international transactions involving multinational corporations doing business in Latin America. Before her move to Chile, she practiced commercial litigation and bankruptcy in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey for six years. Ms. Wisnia graduated from the Boston University School of Law in 2005.

North America:

David Zaslowsky is a Partner in the New York office of Baker & McKenzie and has practiced in the area of international commercial litigation and arbitration for more than 27 years. He has appeared in various federal and state courts (trial and appellate) throughout the country and has participated in arbitrations, both inside and outside the United States, before the AAA, ICC, ICDR, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, HKIAC and NASD, as well as in ad hoc arbitrations. Mr. Zaslowsky currently serves on the ICC Task Force on Decisions as to Costs. He is included in the Chambers USA Guide for his expertise in International Arbitration. He is also on the roster of arbitrators for the ICDR and the AAA.