Practice of Arbitration

Patrick Wautelet is a professor at the University of Liège, Belgium.Thalia Kruger is a lecturer at the University of Antwerp, Belgium and honorary research associate at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.Govert Coppens is a PhD Researcher at the University of Leuven, Belgium, and an Attorney at the Brussels Bar.

• Professor Hans van Houtte: A Short Biographical Sketch [the editors]Professor Hans van Houtte: A View from the Workfloor[the editors]Fusion of Common Law and Civil Law Traditions in International Arbitration Julian DM LewI The Arbitrator1 The Regionalisation of International Arbitration: Maintaining International Standards in Appointing Arbitrators A Comment on Jivraj v Hashwani C Mark Baker and Lucy Greenwood 2 Sailing the Waters: The Need for Good Navigation, the Right Decision and the Requirement of Confidence A Comment on Republic of Mauritius v United Kingdom O.L.O. de Witt Wijnen3 Impartiality and Independence of the Arbitrator. A View from Brussels A Comment on Republic of Poland v Eureko BV et alFrançoise Lefèvre and Nicolas Résimont4 On Shifting Players and Roles in the Process of Challenging Arbitrators A Comment on Sundra Rajoo v Mohamed Abd Majed and Persuatan Penapis Minyak Swait Malaysia (Poram)Tibor Várady5 Equality of Information and Impartiality of the Arbitrator A Comment on Adrian Mutu v Chelsea Football Club Limited – Decision of the Swiss Federal Tribunal of 10 June 2010Georg von Segesser6 Qualified Investment Arbitrators? A Comment on Arbitrators in Investment ArbitrationsAlbert Jan van den BergII The Arbitral Process7 Force Majeure in International Contract Law A Comment on National Oil Corporation v Sun OilKlaus Peter Berger and Olivia Johanna Erdelyi8 Setting Aside an Arbitral Award for Misconduct of the Arbitrator A Comment on Galway City Council v Samuel Kingston Construction Ltd and Geoffrey F HawkerNael G Bunni9 The European Court of Human Rights and Interim Measures Ordered by an Arbitral Tribunal 87 A Comment on Micallef v MaltaLuc Demeyere10 Arbitration Pending under the EU Insolvency Regulation A Comment on Syska v VivendiDirk de Meulemeester11 A Troubling Decision for the Construction Industry: The Persero Case A Comment on CRW Joint Operation v PT Perushahaan Gas Negara (Persero)Paul-A Gélinas12 An Attempt at an Innovative Arbitral Solution A Comment on a Dispute over a Consignment of BeansLord David Hacking13 Back to Basics. Or Why the So-called 'Group of Companies Doctrine' Should Be Disregarded Once and for All A Comment on Dow Chemical v Isover Saint GobainBernard Hanotiau and Barbara Den Tandt14 Arbitration and Insolvency A Comment on Elektrim v Vivendi (Switzerland)Wolfgang Kühn15 Is Vivendi Good Law in Switzerland? Distinguishing a Not-so-Distinguished Judgment A Comment on Elektrim v Vivendi (Switzerland)Pierre A Karrer16 Institutional Arbitration Rules: Do They Deserve More Deference from the Judiciary? 149 Comments on Tecnimont and other casesAlexis Mourre17 Nailing Corruption: Thoughts for a Gardener A Comment on World Duty Free Company Ltd v The Republic of KenyaSophie Nappert18 The Politics of Class Action: Jurisdiction, Fairness and Vindication of Rights A Comment on Stolt-Nielsen SA v AnimalFeeds Intl Corp and AT&T Mobility LLC v ConcepcionWilliam W Park19 Liability of Arbitral Institutions in International Arbitration A Comment on Société Filature Française de Mohair v Fédération Françaises des Industries Lainières et CotonnièresCharles Price20 The Arbitrability of Intra-corporate Disputes in a German GmbH A Comment on OLG Frankfurt am Main, 2010Hilmar Raeschke-Kessler21 Theory and Practice: The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal and Revision of Awards A Comment on Islamic Republic of Iran and United States of America Decision No DEC 134-A3/A8/A9/A14/B61-FTVera van Houtte-van Poppel22 The Scrutton Award on Interest (1883) A Comment on Parthenia M/S v The Executors of the Late Ralph FirbankVV Veeder23 Arbitration of Distribution Disputes Revisited A Comment on Sebastian International Inc v Common Market Cosmetics NVPatrick Wautelet24 The Arbitrability of Agency Agreements A Comment on Air Transat AT Inc v Air Agencies BelgiumDidier Matray and Françoise VidtsIII Arbitration and International Law25 BITs and EU Law: The Next Round A Comment on European Commission v Slovak RepublicChristoph Liebscher26 The CME/Lauder Saga – or Pragae Caemeterium? A Tale of Two Parallel Investment Treaty Arbitrations A Comment on CME Czech Republic BV v Czech Republic and Lauder v Czech RepublicKaj Hobér27 The Methanex Arbitration The Elaboration of a Legal Standard on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration A Comment on Methanex v United States Herman Verbist28 Glimpses of International Humanitarian Law in International Claims: Three Early Cases A Comment on Claim of Heirs of Jules Brun et alJohn R Crook and Lucy F ReedIV Arbitration and European law29 The Prospects of Eco Swiss v Benetton for International Commercial Arbitration A Comment on Eco Swiss v BenettonGeorge A Bermann30 Arbitration in the Crosshairs of EC Regulation No 44/2001: West Tankers and its Legacy A Comment on Allianz SpA and Generali Assicurazioni Generali SpA v West Tankers IncJohan Erauw and Clive Rommelaere

This book gives an overview of the topics that are relevant for the current-day arbitral practice and the issues dealt with definitely provide food for thought. It also makes pleasant reading and even allows a sneak peek into the person that van Houtte is. This is certainly a book in which both practitioners, academics and even students can find something to their liking.