Provisional and Emergency Measures in International Arbitration

Edited by Julien Fouret, Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW), France

• Contents:1. Introduction 1Julien FouretPART I THE POWERS OF ARBITRATORS TO GRANT PROVISIONAL RELIEF2 Sources of arbitrators’ powers 19José R. Feris and Akash S. Karmarkar3 Scope and jurisdiction in institutional arbitration rules 40José Ricardo Feris and Akash S. Karmarkar4 Of the exclusive and/or concurrent jurisdiction with domestic courts – effect of national laws onthe arbitrator’s powers 63Michele SabatiniPART II CATEGORIES AND EXAMPLES OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES5 Anti-suit injunctions and parallel proceedings 93Affef Ben Mansour6 Preservation of evidence 107Swee Yen Koh and Tiong Teck Wee7 Interim of provisional measures aimed at maintaining the status quo or not aggravating thedispute 136Christian Albanesi and Mateo Noseda8 Specific performance of contractual or other pre-existing obligations 168Matthew Secomb and Clemency Wang9 Security for costs and claims in international arbitration 193Samaa A. Haridi10 Ex parte measures 207Shaparak Saleh and Etienne Vimal du Monteil11 Guarantees against the stay of enforcement 228Patrick W. Pearsall and Craig D. Gaver12 The arbitral tribunal’s power to amend provisional or emergency measures 252Yasmine LahlouPART III PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDERING ANINTERIM MEASURE13 Procedural requirements for emergency relief ordered by an emergency arbitrator 270Anna-Maria Tamminen and Ella Hiltunen14 Procedural requirements for provisional reliefs ordered by an arbitral tribunal 298Anna-Maria Tamminen, Isabelle Sundström Stridh and Marcus NybergPART IV SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDERING ANINTERIM MEASURE15 Prima facie jurisdiction 308Reza Mohtashami KC, Clara Florin and Samhith Malladi16 Prima facie establishment of a case 331Olena Perepelynska17 Urgency 342Christian LeathleyRisk of irreparable harm (necessity or imminent danger of serious prejudice) 363Noradèle Radjai and Anna Korshunova19 The proportionality requirement in provisional measures 401Patrick Taylor and Romain ZamourPART V BURDEN AND STANDARD OF PROOF20 The burden and standard of proof 428William T. O’Brien and Levon GolendukhinPART VI ENFORCEABILITY AND ENFORCEMENT OFPROVISIONAL MEASURES21 Enforceability and enforcement of provisional measures 449Philippe Pinsolle and Thomas VoisinIndex

‘This book brilliantly contributes to the academic and practical efforts to clarify the many controversial points raised by emergency and provisional measures. It also serves as a comprehensive practical guide for arbitration practitioners on how to best deal with situations that need swift interim solutions. All contributions include in-depth comparative analyses and a wealth of case-law which help the readers to navigate through the complexities of provisional and emergency measures in commercial and investor-State arbitration.’