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Supreme Court scrutinises admissibility of videoconference hearings
29/10/2020 The Supreme Court recently determined the admissibility of conducting an arbitral hearing by means of a videoconference in the context of challenge…
Supreme Court sets aside arbitral award for defective reasoning
19/01/2017 The Supreme Court recently considered if and under what circumstances defective reasoning of an arbitral award may lead to its annulment under the…
Can eye rolling be a reason to challenge an arbitrator?
24/12/2020 The Supreme Court recently dealt with the challenge of an arbitrator on the grounds that he had rolled his eyes during the pleading of a party's…
Arbitrators beware! No such thing as a free lunch
25/08/2016 In an April 19 2016 decision the Supreme Court considered whether a lunch attended by a sole arbitrator and a party's counsel could give rise to…
Demolition crackdown: Vienna protects its buildings
31/08/2018 The City of Vienna recently announced its intention to reform the Building Code. Some building owners consider it unfair that strict maintenance…