International arbitration / conflicts of interest of arbitrators and their law firms / AAA / ICDR Adopts Appellate Arbitration Rules

We refer to our www.ohada.com newsletter dated 2013-06-01 We have the pleasure to announce that following recent serious cases having tarnished the image of international arbitration, the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), including its international arm, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (“ICDR”), has adopted a new set of rules which will, for the first time, permit parties to appeal arbitral awards within the arbitration process itself; (See AAA / ICDR press r...