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Co-operation Agreement SCC and HKIAC
The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) and The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) signed on 18 April 2008 a co-operation agreement where the both arbitration institutions jointly declared commitment to the further development of efficient methods of resolving international commercial disputes.
 Read the agreement!

Save the date!
2008 Seasonal Meeting - New York State Bar Association
International Law and Practice Section
Date: September 17-21, 2008
Place: Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, Sweden
The educational programs will be held in cooperation with local bar associations.
Social events and spousal trips are also being planned. Sponsorship opportunities for the meeting will be available soon. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend!
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SIAR 2007:3 out for sale now!
Extracts: Judgment by the Swedish Supreme Court in case No. T 2448-06, rendered in November 2007 “The Lind case”.
Subject Matter: Disqualification of arbitrator for appearance of lack of impartiality/independence.
 Read the analysis!

Separate award on Advance on Costs
One of the new features of the 2007 SCC Rules is that the Arbitral Tribunal may, at the request of a party, make a separate award for reimbursement of half of the Advance on Costs from a party who has failed to pay its share of the Advance on Costs. The first award made with reference to the new rule was given on 13 February 15, 2008 in an international case concerning a delivery agreement.
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All time high!
Year 2007 the SCC set a new record with 170 new cases filed. The SCC maintains its position as one of the major international arbitration institutions and continues to have many East West disputes involving parties from former CIS countries. In 2007 there were also many disputes with Chinese parties. In addition to increased global trade, the SCC caseload may also depend on the new SCC Arbitration Rules that entered into force on 1 January 2007. The SCC Rules are considered to be a modern, effective and flexible set of rules among worldwide practitioners.
 Statistics!

The Supreme Court - Can the SCC's decision on fees be appealed?
In a pending case before the Swedish Supreme Court the Court will decide whether the fees to the to the arbitrators, as fixed by the SCC, can be appealed under Section 41 of the Swedish Arbitration Act.
 Read the judgment of the District Court
 Read the judgment of the Svea Court of Appeal

Decision from the Svea Court of Appeal –
Arbitral award declared invalid
Ukraine has successfully challenged an UNCITRAL arbitration from 2000. The Svea Court of appeal held there was no arbitration agreement between the parties because the person signing the contract did not possess the authority to sign on behalf of the state of Ukraine. Therefore, the Court declared the award invalid. One of the judges had a dissenting opinion. The decision has been appealed to the Supreme Court.
 Read the translation of the decision here!

Decision from the Swedish Supreme Court regarding challenge of an ad hoc arbitral award
In a recent decision from the Swedish Supreme Court an arbitral award was completely set aside due to disqualification of the chair of the arbitral tribunal. The reason was that the chair had connections to a law firm where one of the parties was a major client. The Court was influenced by international practice and inter alia looked at the UNCITRAL Model law, the IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration, the ICC and the SCC Rules as well as an opinion submitted by the SCC at the request of the Supreme Court. The decision is commented upon by Mr Martin Wallin (partner, Linklaters, Stockholm).
 The decision of the Supreme Court
 Read more about the opinion submitted by the SCC in our Newsletter 1/2007
 Read Mr Martin Wallin's commentary here

Decision from the Svea Court of Appeal, Stockholm, regarding challenge of an SCC award
The claimant challenged an SCC award requesting that it should be set aside since the award contained no, or at least, insufficient and contradictory reasons. The claimant alleged that this constituted an excess of mandate according to the Swedish Arbitration Act, Section 34, item 2.The court, however, rejected the claim.
 Read the award in Swedish!

Arbitral Women
Arbitral Women is a group of professional women from all over the world who are active in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution internationally. The group has its origins in 1993 and expanded mainly in the last years. Members of the organization come from more than 30 countries.
 www.arbitralwomen.org

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 Signing of co-operation agreement











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