0 302020Sep Developments in African Arbitration Law In Arbitration, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia Arbitration as a means of settling financial and commercial disputes has burgeoned in Africa in the 21st century – as the continent has grown economically and seen major improvements in governance. What is the current state of play? Arbitration is essentially a procedure to resolve disagreements outside a courtroom, with disputing parties agreeing to submit… Read More
0 52020Feb Arbitration Bill tabled in Tanzanian Parliament In Africa, Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Tanzania Arbitration Bill tabled in Parliament • Intended to replace Arbitration Act enacted in 1931 • Provides for conduct of domestic commercial arbitration • Provisions on international commercial arbitration and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards introduced • Introduces minimal interference by Courts, more emphasis on arbitration agreement • To amend 4 Acts of Parliament • Welcome… Read More
0 302019Apr US Court rules in favour of Tanzania In Africa, Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Tanzania On 12 February 2018, the widow and children of a famous businessman, the late Devram Valambhia initiated a case in the District Court of Columbia to seek recognition and enforcement of a foreign judgment obtained in Tanzanian Courts. The Plaintiffs in the above case were Vipula D. Valambia, Priscilla D. Valambhia, Punita D. Valambhia, and… Read More
2 172018Oct Ethiopia’s Arbitration law challenges In Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Ethiopia Tewodros Meheret, a senior lawyer at LEX Africa Ethiopian member, GETS Law Offices, and out-going president of the Ethiopian Bar Association, made an opening address at the East African International Arbitration Conference (EAIAC) in Addis Ababa recently. Arbitration is perceived as one of the alternative solutions to congestion in the court system and consequent delays… Read More
0 72018Feb Mozambique: Arbitration agreement on contracts entered into by public enterprises In Arbitration, Mozambique The Public Enterprises Law no.6/2012 of 8 February restrains the arbitration agreement in contracts entered into by public enterprises, by setting out that “it is up to the judicial courts to undertake the trial of all disputes in which a public company is a party thereof, including measures to enforce civil liability for acts of… Read More
0 92018Jan A new international Arbitration Act for South Africa In Arbitration, South Africa The International Arbitration Act 15 of 2017 (“the Act”) was assented to by the South African President on 19 December 2017. The Act was published in the Government Gazette on 20 December 2017 and became effective on that date. The Act provides for the incorporation of the UNCITRAL Model Law into South African Law and provides anew for the recognition and enforcement of… Read More
0 62017Apr LEX Africa launches new Arbitration in Africa guide In Arbitration, LEX Africa Courts throughout Africa are increasingly seized with applications to recognize and enforce foreign judgments as well as foreign arbitral awards. African states are increasingly adopting the UNCITRAL Model Law on international arbitration and acceding to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Although many of the requirements for the enforcement of foreign judgments and… Read More
0 222016Aug Adoption of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention In Angola, Arbitration It was published in the Resolution of the National Assembly n.º 38/16, on 12 August 2016, approving the adoption, by the Angolan state, of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. This publication means the end of the previous legal proceeding under which all foreign arbitral awards were necessarily subject to a process of revision and confirmation by the Angolan… Read More
0 212015Aug South Africa enters international arbitration stage In Africa, Arbitration This week, the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) announced the creation of the China Africa Joint Arbitration Centre (CAJAC) Johannesburg Read More