Security for costs in ICC and ICSID arbitration

The Article is about security for costs in international arbitration under the ICC and ICSID Rules. It explains who is entitled to submit such a request, what kind of costs are secured, whether the tribunal has authority to order such measure, and the basis of such authority. This is followed by the...

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Main Author: Stanivuković Maja D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law 2015-01-01
Series:Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu
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Online Access:http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0550-2179/2015/0550-21791502499S.pdf
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description The Article is about security for costs in international arbitration under the ICC and ICSID Rules. It explains who is entitled to submit such a request, what kind of costs are secured, whether the tribunal has authority to order such measure, and the basis of such authority. This is followed by the discussion of the conditions for ordering the measure and the reasons that speak against it. Among various exceptional circumstances justifying the measure that are mentioned in arbitral case law, the following are discussed in more detail: manifest insolvency or bankruptcy of the claimant, SPV as claimant, third party financing of the claim, change of circumstances, respondent is not a signatory to the arbitration agreement, and probability that respondent will be awarded costs. Reasons speaking against the measure mentioned in the cases are the following: consent to the risk of insolvent claimant, access to arbitral justice, equity, respondent's bad faith, and untimeliness of the request. Finally, certain questions of procedure are discussed such as burden of proof and consequences of claimant's non-compliance with the order to pay security. The author concludes that in ICC and ICSID arbitration arbitrators are reluctant to order security for costs although such requests by respondents have become more frequent in recent times. The threshold respondent must pass to convince the tribunal that there are exceptional circumstances justifying the measure is high. The fact that claimant is insolvent alone does not suffice for the success of such request.
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spelling doaj.art-d746b04d40a0474ab5325f97456e8a2f2022-12-21T23:01:53ZengUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of LawZbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu0550-21792406-12552015-01-0149249952010.5937/zrpfns49-90140550-21791502499SSecurity for costs in ICC and ICSID arbitrationStanivuković Maja D.0University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law, Novi Sad, SerbiaThe Article is about security for costs in international arbitration under the ICC and ICSID Rules. It explains who is entitled to submit such a request, what kind of costs are secured, whether the tribunal has authority to order such measure, and the basis of such authority. This is followed by the discussion of the conditions for ordering the measure and the reasons that speak against it. Among various exceptional circumstances justifying the measure that are mentioned in arbitral case law, the following are discussed in more detail: manifest insolvency or bankruptcy of the claimant, SPV as claimant, third party financing of the claim, change of circumstances, respondent is not a signatory to the arbitration agreement, and probability that respondent will be awarded costs. Reasons speaking against the measure mentioned in the cases are the following: consent to the risk of insolvent claimant, access to arbitral justice, equity, respondent's bad faith, and untimeliness of the request. Finally, certain questions of procedure are discussed such as burden of proof and consequences of claimant's non-compliance with the order to pay security. The author concludes that in ICC and ICSID arbitration arbitrators are reluctant to order security for costs although such requests by respondents have become more frequent in recent times. The threshold respondent must pass to convince the tribunal that there are exceptional circumstances justifying the measure is high. The fact that claimant is insolvent alone does not suffice for the success of such request.http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0550-2179/2015/0550-21791502499S.pdfsecurity for costsinternational arbitrationICCICSID
spellingShingle Stanivuković Maja D.
Security for costs in ICC and ICSID arbitration
Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu
security for costs
international arbitration
ICC
ICSID
title Security for costs in ICC and ICSID arbitration
title_full Security for costs in ICC and ICSID arbitration
title_fullStr Security for costs in ICC and ICSID arbitration
title_full_unstemmed Security for costs in ICC and ICSID arbitration
title_short Security for costs in ICC and ICSID arbitration
title_sort security for costs in icc and icsid arbitration
topic security for costs
international arbitration
ICC
ICSID
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