LAWCORE (LLB/LLM Arbitration/LPC/SQE2/New York Bar)

Non-ICSID arbitration o UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules  - History  - Transparency o ICSID Additional Facility Rules  - Schedules  - Proceedings  - Disputes  - Secretary-General's prior approval  - Tribunal's constitution  - Provisional measures  - Applicable law  - Remedies vs Award  - Fees & Costs o Non-ICSID Investment Treaty Arbitration  - Lex arbitri  - Parties' chosen rules  - Law of the seat (Directly function/Mandatory function/Sup...

Annulment Annulment vs Appeal Annulment as Discretionary Remedy Development of Annulment Scope of Annulment o Decisions not subject to annulment o Decisions subject to annulment o Annulment of parts of the award o Parties’ waiver of the right of annulment Procedure o Time limits o Formal requirements o Registration of the annulment application o Constitution of the Ad Hoc Committee o Procedural rules applicable to annulment proceedings Stay o Provisional stay o Request for sta...

Conduct - Time limits - Ancillary claims - Written + Oral proceedings - Rules of evidence - Closure of proceedings Applicable law - Law agreed by parties - Absence of parties' agreement - Deciding disputes ex aequo et bono - Wrong substantive law application - Applicable law for questions of procedure and jurisdiction Tribunal's award - Tribunal's obligation to decide dispute - Tribunal's award - Remedies vs Award

RFA o Language o Fees o Screening o Notice o Defects Arbitration rules o Articles 41-47 o ICSID Arbitration rules o Different rules o Questions of procedure Tribunal constitution o Appointment o Replacement Challenging arbitrators o Applicable provisions o Initiative & Time of challenge o Grounds o Applicable standards Tribunal’s first session ICSID costs o Administrative charge o Advance payment o Costs o No advance payment Defaulting parties Preliminary objections ...

Jurisdiction ratione personae - Contracting state - Constituent subdivision/agency - Investor’s nationality - Natural person - Juridical person - Investor Jurisdiction ratione materiae - Legal dispute - Dispute directly arising from investment - Investment - Time of dispute (ratione temporis)

Jurisdiction Jurisdiction vs Admissibility ICSID Convention – Jurisdiction Parties’ consent – Investment treaty arbitration - Direct agreement between parties - Host state’s national law - BITs - MITs Parties’ consent – Specificities Parties’ consent – Conditions - Prior notices/Waiting periods – Amicable settlement - Exhaustion of local remedies - ‘Fork in the road’ provision MFN Clause

Regulatory framework MITs - NAFTA - USMCA - CAFTA - ASEAN Agreement - ECT BITs - Provisions  Preamble  Definitions  Conditions for admission of investments  Substantive rights  Compensation for Losses (War clauses)  Free transfer of payments  Subrogation of risks  State-to-state disputes  Duration - Arbitration  Cooling off period  Written notice  Litigation  Fork in the road  Compensation ICSID Convention ICSID Additional Facili...

- Foreign investment - Parties - Conflicts - Evolution – Law of investment disputes - BITs - ICSID Convention - Investment treaty arbitration vs Commercial arbitration - Investment treaty arbitration vs Interstate arbitration - Challenges – Legitimacy of investment treaty arbitration - Developments in investment treaty arbitration

Single contract Procedural issues Joinder rules - National laws - Institutional rules Non-signatories Consolidation rules - National laws - Institutional rules - IBA Guidelines Enforceability of awards

Article VI Article V(1)(e) – Award Not Yet Binding - Autonomous definition - Territorial definition - Parties’ agreement Article V(1)(e) – Award Suspended Article V(1)(e) – Award Set Aside - Territorial approach - Delocalised approach - In-Between approach Article V(2) – Sovereignty Article V(2)(a) – Non-arbitrability - Choice of law - Issues Article V(2)(b) Article V(2)(b) – Violation of Public Policy - ILA Report - Interpretation - Application - Narrow definiti...

1) Legitimacy of Process 2) Applicable Law Issues I 3) Applicable Law Issues II 4) Evidentiary Privileges 5) Arbitrators' Independence & Impartiality 6) Multi-Party Arbitration 7) Relief, Costs & Third Party Funding 8) Recognition & Enforcement I 9) Recognition & Enforcement II

1. Introduction 2. Legal Framework & Theories 3. Arbitration Agreement I 4. Arbitration Agreement II 5. Appointment of Arbitrators 6. Arbitral Procedure I 7. Arbitral Procedure II 8. Courts 9. Award

Negligence Intentional Torts Vicarious Liability Strict Liability Product Liability Defamation Invasion of Right to Privacy Interference with Business Relations Misrepresentation

Civil Procedure Constitutional Law Contracts Criminal Law & Procedure Evidence Real Property Torts Agency Conflict of Laws Corporations Family Law General Partnerships Secured Transactions Trusts Unincorporated Businesses Wills

Regulation of legal profession Client-lawyer relationship Client confidentiality Conflict of interest Competence, Legal malpractice Litigation, other advocacy forms Transactions and communications Lawyer's different roles Safekeping funds Communications about legal services Public service Judicial conduct

Formation Management Liability to Partnerships Liability to TP Dissociation Dissolution

Marriage Being Married Property Division Separation Spousal Support/Alimony Child Support Child Custody Unmarried Cohabitants Parent/Child/State Adoption

Witness competency Witness memoranda Witness opinion Witness objections Judicial notice Judge & Jury Burden of proof Presumptions Witness examinations Impeachment Privileges Policy exclusions Relevancy Character evidence & Misconduct Hearsay Expert witness Real evidence Documentary evidence

Arrest Search & Seizure Voluntary confession Miranda rights Privilege against compelled self-incrimination Prosecutor's comments on defendant's silence Right to counsel Pre-trial identification lineup Exclusionary rule Fair trial Guilty plea Double jeopardy clause Cruel and unusual punishment Burden of proof Appeals

Homicide Offences against person Offences against property Inchoate offences Accomplice Elements of crime Defences Justification Jurisdiction