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The recent ECJ decision on the compatibility of the arbitration clause of BITs with EU law
- Friday 16 March 2018
- ADR, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Cross-border Disputes Resolution
- Europa
With its recent decision of March 6th 2018, the European Court of Justice had a chance to determine if Bilateral Investment Treaties (hereinafter: BIT) are compatible with EU law. The case brought to the attention of the Court relates to a BIT concluded between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and ...
E-commerce and duties relating to the Online Dispute Resolution: are penalties coming?
- Friday 09 February 2018
- ADR, E-commerce, Tutela del consumatore
- Europa
In order to foster the growth of the e-commerce, without taking aside the need of affording a specific protection to consumers, the EU introduced the ODR. The acronym means Online Dispute Resolution that is an instrument of alternative dispute resolution (hereinafter: “ADR”) ...
The Belt & Road Initiative may reach the Arctic
- Monday 29 January 2018
- ADR, Internazionalizzazione, Relazioni internazionali
- Asia, Europa
China is planning to enrich the trade paths of the Belt & Road Initiative, with a new Arctic Silk Road. The project submitted by the vice-minister Kong Xuanyou, who during its presentation defined it as a great opportunity of “social and economic development” for all the countries involved, ...
Some comments about the CPR’s seminar held in Milan on October 26th, 2016
- Friday 28 October 2016
- ADR, Altro, Business Development, Contenzioso arbitrale e giudiziario, Diritto Civile, Diritto Commerciale e Contratti, E-commerce, Internazionalizzazione, Novità legislative
- Europa, Italia
Through the promotion of CPR’s actions in spending efforts and resources in developing a sustainable corporate ADR culture, in my opinion the Milan seminar gave the audience a chance to discuss and deeper investigate the differences between litigation, arbitration and a completely different...