Complex arbitrations: multi-party, multi-contract & multi-issue$da comparative study

In: International arbitration law library 14

Abstract

Who Are the Parties to the Contract(s) or to the Arbitration Clause(s) Contained Therein? The Theories Applied by Courts and Arbitral Tribunals --May an Arbitration Clause Be Extended to Non-signatories: Individuals, States or Other Companies of the Group? --The Possibility of Bringing Together in One Single Proceeding all the Parties Who Have Participated in the Performance of One Economic Transaction Through Interrelated Contracts --Joinder of Parties and Joinder of Claims: Voluntary and Compelled Intervention of Third Parties, Cross-Claims and Consolidation --Setting in Motion of Arbitral Proceedings and Appointment of Arbitrators --Arbitration Proceedings --Enforcement of the Arbitral Award --The Res Judicata Effect of an Award Rendered in a Connected Arbitration Arising from the Same Project.