By Suksham Chauhan, International Arbitration Trainee, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Paris Young ISDS Club for the second time provided a great platform for a very engaging and interesting discussion on 8 June 2020. The Young ISDS Club remained steadfast to its core value of open discussion. It was a most candid discussion where participants … Continue reading Young ISDS Club – ICSID and UNCITRAL Draft Code of Conduct for Adjudicators in ISDS disputes
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Coming out of the Closet: Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration
by Andrii Hubai* The recent rise of third-party funding in international arbitration has opened a completely new dimension for arbitration itself. An opportunity of funding the parties of the process became a big deal breaker in many aspects that are visible at a first glance and those hidden behind the privacy clauses of funding agreements. … Continue reading Coming out of the Closet: Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration
Is Third Party Funding a Relevant “Investment” for the Purposes of a IIA Protection?
by Duarte G. Henriques, BCH Advocados* During a meeting on the occasion of the last ICCA Congress in Mauritius, someone asked whether a Third Party Funding is considered an “investment” for the purposes of protection afforded by international investment agreements (“IIAs”) and investor state dispute settlement (“ISDS”). Contrary to my first reaction—“no, TPF is not protected”—the … Continue reading Is Third Party Funding a Relevant “Investment” for the Purposes of a IIA Protection?
Third Party Funders: Game-Changers or Business as Usual?
by Duarte G. Henriques, BCH Advocados* Some time ago, a question was asked to the members of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, of which I am a member, aiming at contributing to its quarterly newsletter: are third party funders a game-changer or business as usual? At the time I was not able to … Continue reading Third Party Funders: Game-Changers or Business as Usual?