Towards a Uniform Standard of Rules 5 and 6 of the IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration

The rules applicable to arbitration of both hard and soft law share the importance of the independence and impartiality of the arbitrator. A particular treatment of a type of conflict of interest that may occur during the arbitration procedure is that regulated by Rules 5 and 6 of the IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration (2013), referring to a modification in the team of representatives or legal advisors of one of the parties that causes a conflict of interest in one of the arbitrators that seriously questions his independence or impartiality, and that consequently opens the door to his possible disqualification, and to the need to protect the integrity of the arbitration procedure by the arbitrators. In this paper, we analyze if the standards provided in Rules 5 and 6 to resolve the conflict of interest between lawyers and arbitrators have received a favorable response within the arbitration community. And if so, whether an international consensus can be achieved that can serve as a model for a future Code of Ethics at a truly transnational level

Arbitraje Estatutario

El presente trabajo analiza la disposición sobre arbitraje estatutario en el marco del proyectado Código Mercantil y particularmente su crítica y comparación con la regulación todavía vigente establecida en los artículos 11 bis y ter de la Ley 60/2003, de 23 de diciembre de Arbitraje. El proyectado precepto prohibirá el arbitraje en las sociedades cotizadas, el arbitraje de equidad, el arbitraje ad hoc y el nombramiento de árbitros por las partes. No exigirá unanimidad pero sí implicará la concesión de un derecho de separación al socio disconforme con la introducción de un convenio arbitral en los estatutos

The role of arbitral institutions under the 2010 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules

Paper written under the research project of “Plan Nacional de I+D del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (DER2013-48401-P)”, in which Prof. Perales Viscasillas is the Head of the Team