International Arbitration
The international arbitration professionals of Conway & Partners have been involved in numerous proceedings brought under various institutional and ad hoc rules, in diverse locations and under different laws. What follows is a summary description of our work in Arbitration.
Appointments
Members of our arbitration team have been appointed to serve as either members of tribunals, or as sole-arbitrators in disputes administered under the auspices of the following institutions:
- Netherlands Arbitration Institute
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (UNCITRAL)
- London Maritime Arbitration Association
- ICC, International Court of Arbitration
Counsel Work
The following list hightlights a number of cases handled recently by our arbitration team:
- Defending challenges to arbitral awards which went to the European Court of Justice, resulting in the landmark decision concerning the relationship between EU competition law and international commercial arbitration, Eco Swiss China Time Ltd. v. Benneton International ECJ case 126 / 97 (1 June, 1999), case C-126197 ECJ (1 June 1999). ECJ.
- Acting for an international dredging company in a dispute over a South East Asian project. ICC.
- Acting for a Netherlands internet technology company in a dispute with a Japanese firm over a failed joint venture. WIPO.
- Advising an international construction company concerning a dispute with a North African government. ICSID.
- Acting for a vessel owner in a dispute over a charter contract. ICC.
- Acting for a Netherlands-based multinational in semi-conductor production in dispute with a German semi-conductor company. METAL INDUSTRY ARBITRATION COUNCIL
- Acting for a local subsidiary of an American chemical producer against a French party in connection with a corporate take-over. NAI.
- Acting for a Belgian pharmaceutical concern in a dispute with an EPC contractor. NAI.
- Acting in a dispute arising out of the construction of an energy generation plant in Mississippi, U.S.A. ICC.
- Acting for licensee in multiparty arbitration proceeding under fashion industry trademark license. NAI.
- Acting for turnkey constructor of factory against Chinese owner. SCC.
- Acting for buyer under commodity contract in connection with contaminated goods. AAA.
- Acting for owner of leisure park in connection with termination of renovation contract. NL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF ARBITRATION.
- Acting for a member of an international construction consortium in dispute among consortium members. ICC.
- Acting for owner in dispute with piping, mechanical and instrumentation contractor in industrial plant construction project. NAI.
- Advising international engineering firm in connection with claims under de-merger agreement. ICC.
- Acting as arbitration counsel for a telecom company over claims against its credit risk insurer. NAI.
- Acting for a German wind turbine producer in a dispute with an American agent. ICC.
- Acting for a Hong Kong watch manufacturer against Italian licensee for breach of good faith negotiation obligations. NAI.
- Acting for American industrial products manufacturer against engineering firm under factory revamp (process engineering) contract. ICC.
- Advising turnkey contractor in connection with disputes on various telecom projects around the world. ICC.
- Acting for construction all-risk insurers in connection with various claims arising on construction projects. NL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF ARBITRATION.