In a significant win, international disputes firm Lalive has secured a major victory for its clients, Nachingwea UK Limited, Ntaka Nickel Holdings Limited (both incorporated in the UK), and Nachingwea Nickel Limited (incorporated in Tanzania), in arbitration proceedings under the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The case revolved around a pre-development stage […]
The Federal Supreme Court confirms far-reaching injunctions granted in favor of the German science and technology company Merck by the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich against Merck’s US competitor MSD. Based in
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Exploring Fairness in International Arbitration: Highlights from the Italian Arbitration
The international arbitration community recently converged in Milan for the second edition of the Italian Arbitration Day (IAD), organized by the Milan Arbitration Chamber (CAM) and the Italian Arbitration Association (AIA). The event brought together
Schellenberg Wittmer‘s partners Christopher Boog and Elliott Geisinger have been acknowledged on this list of the Top 10 Most Influential Swiss Arbitration Counsels. Christopher Boog is a Vice-Chair of Schellenberg Wittmer’s International arbitration practice
In the pilot case of a PostFinance customer against PostFinance, the question is whether the customer must accept a negative balance on his account that arose due to a software error with the payment processor
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court decided on the dispute about “Commune de Champagne PDO” in two judgements (December 23, 2022, 2C_407/2021; March 22, 2022, 2C_381/2021). The Canton de Vaud had introduced, in January 2021, a PDO “Commune de Champagne” for
LALIVE associate Baptiste Rigaudeau has been elected as the Chair of the CIArb Young Members Group Global Steering Committee. As Chair, Baptiste will lead the Global Steering Committee in promoting the interests of young professionals
Schellenberg Wittmer has successfully represented a German engineering company against an Eastern European owner in a EUR 580 million arbitration under the ICC Rules seated in Zurich related to the construction of a large industrial plant
Johannes Landbrecht has joined Walder Wyss as counsel as of 1st of February 2023. Landbrecht acts as counsel in complex international arbitration proceedings and also sits as arbitrator (e.g. under the ICC, LCIA, and Swiss
The Swiss Arbitration Centre has appointed Bär & Karrer‘s partner Cinzia Catelli as a new member of their Arbitration Court. The Arbitration Court is an independent body responsible for the administration of arbitration
