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November 14, 2011

Precedence in Investment Arbitration

In recent decades, investment arbitration has continued to be an expanding category of public international law. This growth is fueled by the fact that the law applied to international investment disputes is derived from numerous sources. Examples include bilateral investment treaties (“BITs”),…

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June 1, 2011

Revision of Arbitral Awards due to Newly Discovered Facts or Evidence: A Cyclist’s Tour de Suisse

In a judgment dated 6 October 2010, Bakker vs. Union Cycliste Internationale, the Federal Swiss Supreme Court (“Supreme Court”) refused to grant the revision of two arbitral awards rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) involving a Dutch professional cyclist (“Applicant”). In the…

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