EQUITAS director Metehan C. Sonbahar has been recognised again as a Future Leader in International Arbitration 2022 by Who’s Who Legal and Global Arbitration Review.
For further details please visit WWL Future Leaders 2022 website.
EQUITAS director Metehan C. Sonbahar has been recognised again as a Future Leader in International Arbitration 2022 by Who’s Who Legal and Global Arbitration Review.
For further details please visit WWL Future Leaders 2022 website.
Introduction The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has announced a comprehensive overhaul of its Arbitration Rules, scheduled to come into effect on 1 June 2026. This update represents the first major revision since 2021 and arrives at a critical juncture for the institution. Following a period of unprecedented activity—during which the ICC Court of Arbitration…
Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning, General Directorate of Construction has published a list of measures to be taken by the construction sector of the country. You can download Circular No. 2020/9 via here.
Earlier this year the ICC Dispute Resolution Services published the preliminary dispute resolution figures for 2021. It is reported that in 2021 the ICC International Court of Arbitration registered 853 new cases in total, as compared to 946 new cases in 2020 which was the highest number since 2016. Despite the drop in case numbers, …
EQUITAS director Metehan C. Sonbahar has been appointed to act as a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitratior’s (CIArb) European Branch Committee. CIArb is an international centre for the practice and profession of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) with 16,000 members from 149 countries and is supported by an international network of 41 branches. CIArb…
EQUITAS is hosting an ICC YAF webinar on “Expert Evidence in International Arbitration” between 16.00 -18.00 (GMT +3) on the 9th of December 2020. The panelists Adrian Bell, Damla Erensoy from CMS International Law Firm and Equitas director Metehan Caglar Sonbahar will discuss the difference between an expert advisor and an expert witness, a party…
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause widespread global disruption. In terms of the construction industry, it affects both material and labour, productivity, delivery times, and by doing so challenges companies’ liquidity and business models. Contractors worldwide, look for different means for compensation from employers of additional costs and losses associated with the pandemic. The federation…