Party Nomination of Arbitrators: Égalité of Parties and the 'Dutco Principle'
By EsqSocial Corporation 21/10/20
Party Nomination of Arbitrators - Parties benefit from a broad freedom in nominating arbitrators. In the context of an arbitration seated in France, the French law principle of égalité (equality) between the parties in appointing arbitrators “limits” this freedom. Such principle leads to tangible and competing interpretations in the context of a multi-party arbitration. Recently, in PT Ventures v. Vidatel, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) High Court ruled that the International Chamber of...
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP