In today’s interdependent world, commercial transactions tend to be more and more complex, often involving multinational companies. Therefore, the disputes that may arise are often connected with multiple contracts and several parties. In these cases, the question arises whether an arbitration clause can be extended to non-signatories.
If separate arbitration proceedings need to be started, can these different proceedings be consolidated and under what conditions? How does one handle these complex or parallel proceedings in the interests of the best administration of justice? Published under the auspices of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, “Multiparty Arbitration” seeks to encourage reflection on these questions and many others recurrent in complex multiparty, multi-contract arbitrations. Issues covered in this publication are:
- Multiple parties and multiple contracts: divergent or comparable issues?
- The limits of consent: the right or obligation to arbitrate of non-signatories in groups of companies
- Consolidation, joinder and cross-claims: multi-party and multi-contract arbitration Plus much more.
| Code ISBN : | 978-92-842-0261-4 |
| Number of pages : | 272 |
| Publishing date : | 2010 |
| Language : | English |
| Format in cm : | 16*24 |
FOREWORD by Serge Lazareff
INTRODUCTION: Multiparty Arbitration by Bernard Hanotiau, co-editor
1. Fernando Mantilla-serrano: Multiple parties and multiple contracts: divergent or comparable issues?
2. Stephen R. Bond: Dépeçage or consolidation of the disputes resulting from connected agreements: the role of the arbitrator
3. Kristof Cox : Dépeçage or consolidation of the disputes resulting from connected agreements: the role of the judge
4. Karim Youssef: The limits of consent: the right or obligation to arbitrate of non-signatories in groups of companies
5. John M.Townsend: Extending an arbitration clauses to a non-signatory claimant or a non-signatory defendant. does it make a difference?
6. Georgios Petrochilos: The extention of the arbitration clauses to a non-signatory state or state entities: Does it raise different issues?
7. Yves Derains: Is there a group of companies doctrine?
8. Sébastien Besson: Piercing the corporate veil: back on the right track
9. Simon Greenberg, José Ricardo Feris and Christian Albanesi: Consolidation, joinder and cross-claims: multi-party and multi-contract arbitration-recent ICC experience
10. S.I Strong: Class arbitration outside the United States: reading the tea leaves
11. Gerard Asken: Class actions in arbitration and enforcement issues: an arbitrator’s point of view
12. Pierre Mayer: The effects of awards rendered in multiparty-multicontract situations
CONCLUDING REMARKS by Eric A. Schwartz, Co-Editor
KEY-WORDS INDEX
CONTRIBUTORS
ICC AT A GLANCE
Eric A. Schwartz
Bernard Hanotiau
Serge Lazareff
Fernando Mantilla-Serrano
Stephen R. Bond
Kristof Cox
Karim Youssef
John M. Townsend
Georgios Petrochilos
Yves Derains
Sébastien Besson
Simon Greenberg
José Ricardo Feris
Christian Albanesi
S.I. Strong
Gerard Asken
Pierre Mayer