The ICC’s International Court of Arbitration announced last week that from now on, it will communicate the reasons for many of the administrative decisions it takes under the ICC Rules of Arbitration. Read More
Month: October 2015
Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements Comes Into Force
On October 1, 2015, the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements came into force in 28 States, namely in Mexico and all member states of the European Union – with the traditional exception of Denmark, which continues its isolationist policy in jurisdictional matters. The Convention thus comes into force a little over 10 years after it was signed in 2005, as the result of the European Union’s approval earlier this year. It remains to be seen whether its entry into force creates some momentum amongst other states to follow. From a European perspective, the United States’ ratification would have the biggest practical impact. Read More