International Commercial Arbitration in Sweden

This title covers all aspects of international commercial arbitration in Sweden which has long been a leading arbitral centre. Combining a practical approach with scholarly analysis, it provides the reader with in-depth knowledge about Swedish arbitration law as applied in international arbitrations.

Autorentext

Kaj Hober is Partner at Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyra in Stockholm and Chair of International Law at the CEPMLP, University of Dundee. He has acted as counsel and arbitrator (including chairmanships) in more than 300 international arbitrations, including representation of the claimant in the first ECT award, as well as involvement in many other investment arbitrations. He is past Chair of the IBA sub-committee on Investment Treaty Arbitration and has been heavily involved in the legal aspects of doing business in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union for the last 25 years. He is the author and editor of several books on arbitration and has published numerous articles on international arbitration, Russian, Soviet and East European law and international investment and trade law.

Zusammenfassung
International Commercial Arbitration in Sweden offers comprehensive coverage and analysis of the principles, rules and legal aspects of international commercial arbitration in Sweden. Sweden has long been a leading centre for international arbitrations, particularly for disputes involving parties from the former Soviet Union, other Eastern European countries, and China. Written by a renowned author with more than 25 years experience, practicing both as counsel and arbitrator, this book utilizes personal and professional experience to provide the non-Swedish reader with an in-depth knowledge of Swedish arbitration laws as they are applied internationally. Special attention is paid to issues relating to the conflict of laws and further aspects of private and public international law. The publication features significant related materials as appendices: the Swedish Arbitration Act in English, the Rules of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

Inhalt

1. Introduction; 2. Applicable Law; 3. The Arbitration Agreement; 4. The Arbitrators; 5. The Jurisdiction of the Arbitrators; 6. The Procedure before the Arbitral Tribunal; 7. The Award; 8. Setting aside the Arbitral Award; 9. Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards; APPENDICES; Swedish Arbitration Act (English translation); Rules of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce; UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules; UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (as revised in 2010)