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C LY DE & CO OPENS IN SOU T H A F R I C A
Judges from13 Arab countries attended an ICCA dialogue on the New York Convention inManama from3 to 5May 2014. The event, organised byMarike Paulsson, member of the ICCA’s judiciary committee, and Nassib Ziadé, CEO of BCDR-AAA, focused on recommendations to improve the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in Arab jurisdictions.
Clyde&Co is to open new offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg, to be led by Daniel Le Roux, together with partners departing fromWebber Wentzel’s Insurance and Legal Liability Practice Group. The offices will initially cover dispute resolution and all classes of insurance business.
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F I RS T HE A R ING IN MA UR I T I US F OR P C A
The PCA has signed a cooperation agreement with the Centre for Arbitration and Conciliation of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá (CAC-CCB). This agreement will strengthen ties between the CAC-CCB and the PCA – each institutionwill be able to hold hearings andmeetings at the other’s premises.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) held its first hearing inMauritius in May 2014. The hearing between an African company and an African state lasted two days andmarks the first occasion onwhich the PCA has held hearings in Mauritius under the 2009 PCA-Mauritius Host Country Agreement.
C LY DE & CO SHOR T L I S T ED F OR ‘ L AW F I RM OF T HE Y E A R ’ AWA RD
I TA L A UNCHE S L AT IN AMER I C A N A RB I T R AT I ON F ORUM
Clyde&Co has been shortlisted for the ‘Law Firmof the Year’ award in The Lawyer Awards 2014, recognising the significant transformation the firmhas undergone in the last fewyears. The winner will be revealed at a ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on 25 June.
The Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) has launched an online forum for Latin American arbitration. Known as ITAFOR, contributions will be predominantly in Spanish and Portuguese. The forum is backed by the Latin American Arbitration Association and the Brazilian Arbitration Committee.
NEW L C I A RUL E S SOON T O BE D I S SEMIN AT ED
C LY DE & CO OPENS IN SOU T HERN C A L I F ORNI A
The new LCIA Rules are expected to be disseminated later this year, following a discussion of the Rules by the Court at itsmeeting at Tylney Hall on Friday 9May.
Clyde&Co is to open an office in Newport Beach, Orange County. JoeWalsh, formerly a partner at Keesal, Young&Logan, and teamwill provide legal services focussed on themarine and energymarkets.
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