By John Lee. Iraq's Judicial Development Institute (JDI) has organized a workshop for judges of first-instance courts on the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Judge Kadhim Abas Habib, vice-president of Federal Court of Cassation, lectured in the workshop. A judge from each appeal court and six judges from […]
Consultation workshop on the Commercial Arbitration Bill and the New York Convention to implement its mechanisms paving economic growth in Iraq As Iraq acceded recently to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, which entered into force on 9 February 2022, UNDP in partnership with the European Union (EU) […]
By Mohammed Koperly (LLB, PstgD), Associate, Al Nesoor Law. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq finally says YES to Arbitration. The Law on the Accession of the Republic of Iraq to the New York Convention 1958 on the Recognition and Enforcement […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Parliament has ratified a previous decision of the Iraqi Cabinet to accede to the New York Convention (1958) on the arbitration of international disputes. The law will be implemented from the date of its publication in the official gazette. It is expected to give greater protection to international companies doing […]
By John Lee. The Cabinet held its regular weekly meeting in Baghdad on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi, and: reviewed progress in implementing the reforms, initiatives and measures announced by the government to meet the legitimate demands of the protests; approved a draft law on the accession of the Republic […]
