2 May 2021
Arbitrator Bias: Have Halliburton and Sun Yang taught us what’s at stake for ADR?
Bernando Cartoni addresses the topic of arbitrator’s bias by considering two recent and landmark decisions.
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Announcements, activities and updates from the Swiss Chinese Law Association.
28 April 2021
How the EU’s Trade Secret Protection Standards impact drafting and negotiating non-disclosure agreements
All non-disclosure clauses that are an integral part of another contract involving an EU-based party must now be examined in the light of EU…
20 April 2021
Who is my opposite party? How a case of confused identity can nullify an arbitral award
Introduction Identifying the parties in dispute correctly is of paramount importance and any mistake can determine the nullity of the arbitral award. A very…
20 March 2021
Chile’s lack of protection for negotiating parties must end
When discussing the culture of negotiation in Chile, we must first understand that this is a diffuse and somewhat incomplete area of our legal…
15 March 2021
Enforcing ADR Escalation Clauses in the UK: The latest developments
The introduction of the European Union Cross Border Mediation Directive (2008/52/EC) has helped to augment mediation’s status as a means of resolving international disputes…
12 March 2021
The Vital Art of Cultural Intelligence: Why book smart isn’t everything and how a few grey hairs might save your negotiation
Cultural Intelligence, also known as Cultural Quotient (CQ), has always been a critical legal skill but it is being increasingly taught and discussed. If…
25 February 2021
Has China become a Leading Protector of IP Rights and Trade Secrets?
Whatever you thought about copyright protections, intellectual property or trade secrets in China, get ready for a new reality. In the past few years…
19 February 2021
A Chinese Perspective on Anti-Doping Practice
This article is based on a presentation given by Mr Ming Wu at the SCLA’s 3nd Online Global Webinar ‘Chinese Swiss International Sports Arbitration…
15 February 2021
We are heading backwards: Trade secrets limit employee mobility
This article is based on a presentation given by Mr Johnson Kong (International Intellectual Property Commercialization Council, Hong Kong) at the SCLA’s Global Online…
8 February 2021
Trade Secrets Play ‘Fundamental Role’: Why international cooperation relies on trade secrets
This article is based on a presentation given by Mr Marco Aleman (Director at Patent Law Division, WIPO, Switzerland) at the SCLA’s Global Online…