AMCHAM regulates the early production of evidence in cases without urgency
Since 2015, the Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure (“CPC”) allows the production of evidence without the requirement of urgency, autonomously, when it may enable self-composition or the utilization of other conflict resolution methods, or when the prior knowledge of the facts is able to justify or avoid the filing of a lawsuit. Ever since then, […]
Brazil´s Superior Court of Justice extends the effects Eof an arbitration award to a regulatory agency that was not a party to the arbitral proceeding
In a recent decision, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”) held that a certain Regulatory Agency would be subject to the effects of an arbitration award issued in the context of an arbitration brought by the Concessionaire against the Granting Authority, to which the Agency was not a party (Interlocutory Appeal No. 1905505 – SP). […]
Gender equality in arbitration
Research published by the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (“CBAr”) has found that, between 2016 and 2020, only 2% (two percent) of arbitral tribunals were formed exclusively by women and 48% (forty-eight percent) solely by men. Of the remaining 50% (fifty percent), 40% (forty percent) of the panels were formed by two men and one woman, and […]
‘O Brasil é reconhecidamente um país arbitration-friendly’
Decisor Brasil 14/07/2023 Silvia Rodrigues Pachikoski é a sócia responsável pela área de Solução de Disputas: Arbitragem do L.O. Baptista, escritório que ocupa a 41ª posição no Top Decisores: Managing Partners. Na entrevista, ele fala sobre a consolidação da arbitragem no Brasil e a importância da multidisciplinaridade para times dedicados à prática. Por – Danilo […]
Novo regulamento de Arbitragem Societária do CAM-CCBC e os pontos de atenção
Em 2020, o Centro de Arbitragem e Mediação da Câmara de Comércio Brasil -Canadá (“CAM-CCBC”) – a mais renomada instituição arbitral da América Latina -, registrou o início de 105 novos casos, dos quais 50.48% versaram sobre litígios societários[1]. Em 2021, o número de casos registrados aumentou para 128, sendo que 46,09% versaram sobre tal […]
Arbitration: Preserving confidentiality in the digital environment
In several aspects of the digital era, the concern with cyber-security in arbitration is also present. With the digitalization of arbitration proceedings, cyber-security awareness became increasingly essential to preserve the confidentiality of information. Ensuring confidentiality depends on the joint efforts of the actors involved, i.e., the institutions, arbitrators, parties, lawyers, technical assistants, witnesses, experts, and […]
