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IntroductionProf. Albert Jan van den Berg, General Editor v

Online Resources ix

ICCA Congress 2014 xi

Note to the Reader xiii

Table of Contents xv

Part I – National Reports 1

Note General Editor 1Table of Contents of International Handbook on CommercialArbitration 1

Part II – Arbitration Rules 17

New and Amended Arbitration Rules 19

Part III – Recent Developments in Arbitration Law and Practice 23

Recent Developments in Arbitration Law and Practice 25

Part IV – Arbitral Awards 29

Note General Editor 31

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EgyptCairo Regional Centre for International Commercial ArbitrationC Final award in case no. 730 of 2011 32

FranceInternational Arbitration Chamber of ParisC Final award in case no. 3174 51

Gulf Cooperation Council Commercial Arbitration CentreC Final award in case no. 19XS/26/10/2006 63

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)C Final award in case no. 13730 80C Interim award on jurisdiction in case no. 14617 111C Final award in case no. 15248 127C Final award in case no. 16015 174C Final award in case no. 16168 205

SwedenArbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of CommerceC Final award in case no. 73/2011 228C Final award in case no. 158/2011 253

Index of Arbitral Awards Index Awards-1

Introduction Index Awards-1Index of Arbitral Awards Index Awards-2

Part V – A. Court Decisions on the New York Convention 1958 275

Introduction 277

List of Contracting States (as of 11 November 2013) 281

Index of Cases Reported in Volume XXXVIII (2013)Prof. Albert Jan van den Berg 289

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ArgentinaC No. 4. Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Civil y Comercial

Federal, Chamber IV, 1 March 2011Smit International SA v. Puerto Mariel SA 312

AustraliaC No. 38. Federal Court of Australia, New South Wales District

Registry, General Division, 19 April 2013Eopply New Energy Technology Co Ltd v. EP Solar Pty Ltd 314

AustriaC No. 24. Oberster Gerichtshof, 24 August 2011

C Ltd v. M GmbH 317C No. 25. Oberster Gerichtshof, 18 April 2012

T v. D 322

BelizeC No. 2. Court of Appeal of Belize, 8 August 2012 and

Caribbean Court of Justice, 26 July 2013The Attorney General of Belize v. BCB Holdings Limited et al. 324

BrazilC No. 27. Superior Tribunal de Justiça, 24 November 2011

Western Bulk Carriers v. A.P. Oxidos Industria e Comercio Ltda 330C No. 28. Superior Tribunal de Justiça, 21 March 2012

Louis Dreyfus Commodities Brasil S.A. v. Leandro VolterLaurindo De Castilhos 334

C No. 29. Superior Tribunal de Justiça, 18 April 2012Kanematsu USA Inc. v. ATS – Advanced Telecommunications Systemsdo Brasil Ltda 338

C No. 30. Superior Tribunal de Justiça, 15 August 2012YPFB Andina S/A v. UNIVEN Petroquímica Ltda 341

C No. 31. Superior Tribunal de Justiça, 6 February 2013Mandate Holdings LLC v. Consórcio Europa 344

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China, PRC No. 7. Intermediate People’s Court, Zhejiang Province, Ningbo,

22 April 2009Duferco S.A. v. Ningbo Arts and Crafts Import and Export Corp. 347

C No. 8. Intermediate People’s Court, Guangdong Province,Shenzhen, 20 November 2012Hong Kong Jia XX Development Co. v. Shenzhen Yong XX Co. 351

C No. 9. Intermediate People’s Court, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou,7 May 2013Jiangxi LDK Solar Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. v. CSI Solar Power (China) Inc. 354

CroatiaC No. 1. Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia,

27 February 2006T. T. G. i L., B. v. M. d. d., Z. 357

Czech RepublicC No. 1. Nejvyšší Soud „eské Republiky, 26 March 2001

F&G.A S.R. v. O.L., s.r.o. 360C No. 2. Nejvyšší Soud „eské Republiky, 29 March 2001

F&G.A S.R. v. K, s.p. 363C No. 3. Nejvyšší Soud „eské Republiky, 28 January 2004

Ch. N.M.T.C. v. S., a.s. 365C No. 4. Ústavní Soud „eské Republiky, 17 January 2006

Frontier Petroleum Services Ltd v. Letecke Zavody, a.s. 367C No. 5. Ústavní Soud „eské Republiky, 10 May 2010

Appellant/Defendant v. Appellee/Claimant 369C No. 6. Nejvyšší Soud „eské Republiky, 31 May 2011

S. R. v. Agro Spektrum 371

FranceC No. 54. Cour d’Appel, Paris, 15 January 2013

Otkrytoye Aktsionernoye Obshestvo “Tomskneft” VostochnoiNeftyanoi Kompanii v. Yukos Capital 373

C No. 55. Cour d’Appel, Paris, 19 February 2013Lao People’s Democratic Republic v.Thai-Lao Lignite(Thailand) Co., Ltd et al. 376

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GermanyC No. 146. Oberlandesgericht, Karlsruhe, 4 January 2012 and

Bundesgerichtshof, 20 December 2012H v. F 379

C No. 147. Kammergericht Berlin, 4 June 2012 andBundesgerichtshof, 30 January 2013Werner Schneider as liquidator of Walter Bau A.G. v.The Kingdom of Thailand 384

IndiaC No. 49. Supreme Court of India, 28 September 2012

Chloro Controls (I) P. Ltd. v. Severn Trent Water Purification Inc. et al. 392C No. 50. Supreme Court of India, 3 July 2013

Shri Lal Mahal Ltd v. Progetto Grano SpA 397

IsraelC No. 7. Supreme Court of Israel, 27 June 2012

Sohnut Mehoniyot Layam Hatihon Ltd. v. Kia Motors Corporation et al. 401C No. 8. Supreme Court of Israel, 11 October 2012

Caspi Teufa Ltd. v. JSC Aerosvit Airlines 405C No. 9. Magistrate Court, Nettanya, 4 March 2013

Iredale Mineral Cosmetics Ltd. v. Dermal Group Israel Ltd. 408

JamaicaC No. 1. Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica,

29 March 2010Rose Hall Resort, L.P. v. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Companyof Jamaica Limited 411

LithuaniaC No. 1. Supreme Court of Lithuania, 21 February 2011

K.M. v. JSC A. Sabonio Žalgirio krepšinio centras 414C No. 2. Court of Appeal of Lithuania, 17 December 2012 and

Supreme Court of Lithuania, 10 October 2013OAO Gazprom v. The Republic of Lithuania, represented by theMinistry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania 417

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NetherlandsC No. 44. Voorzieningenrechter, Rechtbank, Amsterdam,

30 December 2010Publicitaria S.A. et al. v. Publicis Groupe Investments B.V. et al. 424

C No. 45. Gerechtshof, Amsterdam, 18 September 2012Nikolai Viktorovich Maximov v. OJSC NovolipetskyMetallurgichesky Kombinat 427

C No. 46. Voorzieningenrechter, Rechtbank, Arnhem,27 September 2012Bayeti Farm Enterprises Limited v. Cooperatie TGS U.A. et al. 431

C No. 47. Voorzieningenrechter, Rechtbank, Amsterdam,28 March 2013Sonera Holdings B.V. v. Çukurova Holding A.S. 434

PortugalC No. 3. Tribunal da Relação, Lisbon, 8 June 2010

T SA v. S SA 438C No. 4. Tribunal da Relação, Lisbon, 30 June 2011

A SA v. B 440C No. 5. Tribunal da Relação, Lisbon, 12 July 2012

B v. A 443

RomaniaC No. 3. Înalta Curte de CasaÛie Õi JustiÛie a României,

23 May 2008Swiss private company v. Romanian private company 446

C No. 4. Înalta Curte de CasaÛie Õi JustiÛie a României,23 June 2011Romanian public entity v. Leader of Joint-Venture Y 448

Russian FederationC No. 35. Presidium, Supreme Arbitrazh Court of the Russian

Federation, 12 June 2012CJSC Russian Telephone Company v. OOO Sony Ericsson MobileCommunications Rus 451

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C No. 36. Supreme Arbitrazh Court of the Russian Federation,27 August 2012Ciments Français v. Holding Company Sibirskiy Cement OJSC 453

SpainC No. 73. Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Catalunya,

15 March 2012Starlio Shipping Company Limited v. Eurocondal Shipping S.A.(a/k/a Eurocharting S.A.) et al. 456

C No. 74. Tribunal Superior de Justicia, Catalonia, 29 March 2012MS AMAZON RIVER I CV v. Eurocondal Shipping S.A. 459

C No. 75. Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Catalunya,30 May 2012IMFC Licensing, B.V. v. R.C.D. Espanyol de Barcelona, S.A.D. 462

C No. 76. Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Catalunya,25 March 2013Sierra-Affinity LLC v. Wide Pictures, S.L. 465

UkraineC No. 2. Court of Appeal, Dnipropetrovsk Region,

28 March 2011VA Intertrading Aktiengesellschaft v. Hekro Pet Ltd. 468

C No. 3. Pechersky District Court, Kiev,11 July 2012Remington Worldwide Limited v. The State of Ukraine 471

C No. 4. Prymorskyi District Court, Odesa City,16 August 2012 and High Court of Ukraine forCivil and Criminal Cases, 11 February 2013Rangedale Limited v. South Airlines Limited Liability Company 473

C No. 5. Sribnyanskyi District Court, Chernihivska Region,4 January 2013 and Court of Appeal, Chernihivska Region,2 March 2013Nibulon SA v. Nasinnia-Agrokhim Limited Liability Company 476

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United StatesC No. 779. United States District Court, Southern District

of Florida, 26 September 2011 and United States Court of Appeals,Eleventh Circuit, 7 August 2013Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as Receiver for Republic FederalBank N.A. v. IIG Capital, LLC 479

C No. 780. United States District Court, Southern Districtof New York, 10 September 2012Sonera Holding B.V. v. Çukurova Holding A.S. 483

C No. 781. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit,19 September 2012Sr. Kate Reid et al. v. Doe Run Resources Corporation et al. 488

C No. 782. United States District Court, Northern Districtof Texas, Dallas Division, 3 December 2012Jay Nanda v. Atul Nanda et al. 492

C No. 783. United States District Court, Northern Districtof Illinois, Eastern Division, 6 December 2012China National Chartering Corp. v. Pactrans Air & Sea, Inc. 496

C No. 784. United States District Court, Central Districtof California, 17 December 2012Anthony Yuzwa v. M/V Oosterdam et al. 501

C No. 785. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit,21 December 2012Covington Marine Corporation, et al. v. Xiamen Shipbuilding IndustryCompany Limited 505

C No. 786. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit,21 December 2012First Investment Corporation v. Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd. et al. 509

C No. 787. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit,18 March 2013Johnson Controls, Incorporated v. Edman Controls, Incorporated 514

C No. 788. United States District Court, Northern Districtof Illinois, Eastern Division, 21 March 2013Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona 2004, S.L., in Liquidationv. Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions 518

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C No. 789. United States District Court, District of Columbia,26 March 2013Continental Transfert Technique Limited v. Federal Government of Nigeria et al. 522

C No. 790. United States District Court, Central Districtof Illinois, Urbana Division, 3 May 2013Archer-Daniels-Midland Company et al. v. Regis Paillardon 525

C No. 791. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit,3 June 2013VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. v. MatlinPatterson Global OpportunitiesPartners II L.P. et al. 530

C No. 792. United States District Court, Southern Districtof New York, 6 August 2013Yukos Capital s.a.r.l. v. OAO Samaraneftegaz 533

C No. 793. United States District Court, Southern Districtof New York, 27 August 2013Corporación Mexicana de Mantenimiento Integral,S. de R.L. de C.V. v. PEMEX-Exploración y Producción 537

C No. 794. United States District Court, Eastern Districtof Louisiana, 11 September 2013Lito Martinez Asignacion v. Rickmers Genoa Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Cie KG 542

Part V – B. Court Decisions on the European Convention 1961 545

List of Contracting States and Signatories (as of 11 November 2013) 547

Part V – C. Court Decisions on the WashingtonConvention 1965 551

List of Contracting States and Signatories (as of 11 November 2013) 553

Part V – D. Court Decisions on the Panama Convention 1975 561

List of Contracting States (as of 11 November 2013) 563

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United StatesC No. P33. United States District Court, Southern District of Florida,

Miami Division, 21 November 2012Juan Jose Castillo Bozo v. Leopoldo Castillo Bozo et al. 565

Part V – E. Other Court Decisions on Arbitration 567

AustraliaC High Court of Australia, 13 March 2013

TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v. The Judges of the Federal Court of Australia et al. 569

BahrainC Fourth High Civil Court, 10 February 2010, Third High

Civil Court of Appeal, 24 November 2010 and First Court of Cassation, 12 March 2012Saudi Establishment v. Bahraini Limited Liability Company et al. 574

Hong KongC High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,

Court of Appeal, 9 May 2012Pacific China Holdings Ltd v. Grand Pacific Holdings Ltd 577

Part VI – Bibliography 583

I. General 585 II. Countries 604III. Journals on Arbitration 611

List of ICCA Officers and Governing Board Members 621

List of ICCA Members 635