This will keep you logged in for 2 weeks. Can you be funny in arbitration, and should you try [TIME 56:48]? IAReporter helps a broad range of readers - including lawyers, academics and government officials - stay abreast of the latest legal developments and policy trends in investment treaty arbitration.

Happy Fun Time gives the episode its name - who wants to be an arbitrator (and how do you become one)? However, in an investment arbitration, the extent of jurisdictional disputes is quite vast. The roots of Investment Arbitrations are in public international law, obligations of State and administrative law”. 1997 of 2014 decision dated 29th September, 2014 – Calcutta High Court; Union of India v. Vodafone Group, CS(OS) 383/2017 – Delhi High Court, Partner in the Disputes, Regulatory, Advocacy and Policy Practice at the Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Unless the world ends, we intend to be back later in 2020 with a fifth (!)

The Happy Fun Time segment is devoted to hearing preparations, where Brian has a thing or two to teach Joel about how the real world works for (junior) arbitration counsel [TIME 53:40]. Faraz also has considerable expertise in telecom disputes, white-collar, forensic and corporate espionage investigations.

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Happy Fun Time is based on a listener tip: humour in arbitration. Where the parties have opted for a three-member tribunal, each party appoints an arbitrator of their choice, and the two arbitrators in consonance appoint the third arbitrator, who usually acts as the presiding arbitrator. She also has experience in dispute resolution and has advised and represented clients in litigations and arbitrations involving commercial or transactional issues. For Happy Fun Time, Brian complains about having to work on vacation, but what is really expected of arbitration lawyers in terms of holiday work? Then, in these Covid times, we talk about how the current virus scare might lead to disputes under force majeure clauses in contracts [TIME 32:53]. The State’s consent depends upon: (i) whether an “investment” existed as understood under the BIT; (ii) whether the claimant is a citizen of the home State; and (iii) whether the citizen actually owns and/or controls the investor company. The episode’s substantive segment is the ICSID Roster, and appointments in ICSID cases generally (inspired by a recent blog post about the nationality of arbitrators designated by states) - what is the ICSID Roster, how does one get on it and how does ICSID use it [TIME 12:18]? Happy Fun Time closes out the episode, focusing on the impostor syndrome that we all suffer from. Available on: https://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/IIA, [4] The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 1959, [5] Karl-Heinz Bocksteigel, “Commercial and Investment Arbitration: How Different Are They Today?” Arbitration International, The Journal of the London Court of International Arbitration (2012).

Also, watch out for the fire alarm at Saadia’s office towards the end! In this episode we address two issues that will also be discussed at the 3rd ICC European Conference on International Arbitration on 1 April: sanctions [TIME 12:25] and mandatory rules [TIME 36:53]. This also means that the investor will be bound by any future changes in the municipal law of the State, which happens to be an understanding that is highly disputed when a change leads to a breach of the BIT and fails to protect the foreign investors[5], as can be seen in Indian cases such as Vodafone (2017)[6] and Cairn (2016)[7]. (Part I), https://arbitrationlaw.com/library/difference-between-commercial-and-investment-arbitration-part-5-chapter-43-practice, https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/4-502-2491?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true&comp=pluk&bhcp=1, https://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/IIA, https://www.arbitration-icca.org/media/4/20743713842706/media113644853030910bckstiegel_lalive_lecture_offprint.pdf, https://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/ISDS/Details/819, https://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/ISDS/Details/733, https://www.italaw.com/sites/default/files/case-documents/ita0906.pdf, https://www.international-arbitration-attorney.com/investment-arbitration/, https://www.mygov.in/sites/default/files/master_image/Model%20Text%20for%20the%20Indian%20Bilateral%20Investment%20Treaty.pdf, https://www.international-arbitration-attorney.com/, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, London Court of International Arbitration, North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Striking off Name of a Company: The Jurisdictional Issue, Consumer Protection E-commerce Rules – The EduTech Impact, Using SPAC Vehicles as a Means of Listing Outside India, Gujarat Industrial Policy 2020: A Renewed Focus on Attracting Investment. From the International Arbitration Center in London, Brian and Saadia call up Joel and it has to be said: Joel’s audio is below par. Several of our professionals are cited as leading practitioners by global publications like Chambers and Partners, International Financial Law Review, Asia Legal 500 and Euromoney.