Selected Publications and Speaking Engagements

 

  • Erica has written on a wide range of issues. A selection of her publications is listed below. Her writings on Belgian arbitration law have been relied upon by the Brussels Court of Appeal in enforcement proceedings relating to the investment arbitration award in Ascom Group S.A., Anatolie Stati, Gabriel Stati and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd. v. Republic of Kazakhstan (I), SCC Case No. 116/2010 (see Brussels Court of Appeal, Judgment 17th chamber civil proceedings, no. 2021 / 8540, 16 November 2021)

    • “ The IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration 2024 ”, b-Arbitra | Belgian Review of Arbitration, Volume 2024, Issue 1 (eds. Caroline Verbruggen, Maarten Draye, August 2024).

    • " The IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration 2024 ", Jus Mundi Arbitration Review, Volume 1, Issue 1 (eds. Loukas Mistelis, Kun Fan), 2024.

    • “ Komstroy, PL Holdings, Micula: closing the door to intra-EU investment arbitration – again ? ” b-Arbitra | Belgian Review of Arbitration, Volume 2022, Issue 1 (eds. Caroline Verbruggen, Maarten Draye, September 2022) – co-author Quentin Muron.

    • “ The IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence of 2020 ”, b-Arbitra | Belgian Review of Arbitration, Volume 2021, Issue 1 (eds. Caroline Verbruggen, Maarten Draye, September 2021).

    • “ The Evolution of Investment Protection between China and Europe: What’s Next ? ” in International Arbitration : When East Meets West – Liber Amicorum Michael Moser (Wolters Kluwer, eds. Neil Kaplan, Michael Pryles and Chiann Bao), 2020.

    • “ Challenges to Remote Awards in Setting Aside and Enforcement Proceedings ” in International Arbitration and the COVID-19 Revolution (Wolters Kluwer, eds. Maxi Scherer, Niuscha Bassiri, Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab), 2020.

    • “ The State of Play of Belgium’s International Investment Agreements: Whither Investment Arbitration ? ” in Liber amicorum: 50 years of solutions - 50 ans de solutions - 50 jaar oplossingen, Cepani 1969-2019 (Wolters Kluwer, eds. Dirk De Meulemeester, Maxime Berlingin and Benoît Kohl, 2019) – co-author Raphaëlle Legru.

    • “ The United States Supreme Court and Arbitration ” in b-Arbitra | Belgian Review of Arbitration, Volume 2019, Issue 2 (eds. Annet van Hooft and Jean-François Tossens; January 2019) – co-author David. L. Attanasio.

    • “ Commentary on Part VI of the Belgian Judicial Code : ” “Article 1677”, “Article 1678”, “Article 1679”, “Article 1682”, “Article 1701”, “Article 1702”, “Article 1703”, “Article 1704”, “Article 1705”, “Article 1707” and “Article 1709”, in Arbitration in Belgium : A Practitioner's Guide (Wolters Kluwer, eds. Niuscha Bassiri and Maarten Draye, 2016).

    • “ Polimaster Ltd. v. RAE Systems, Inc. : My Place Or Yours? But Not Both ”, 28(3) J.Int.Arb 265-271 (2011).

    • “ Thomas v. Carnival Corporation: Has the Eleventh Circuit Set Arbitration Off Course ? ” 27(5) J.Int.Arb. 529-537 (2010).

  • Below is a selection of Erica’s speaking engagements over the past five years :

    "The revised 2024 IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in international arbitration: new wine in an old bottle?", IBA Annual Conference, Mexico City (19 September 2024)

    “Disclosure and Neutrality - How Far is too Far?”, DIS Autumn Conference, Berlin (10 September 2024)

    Keynote Speech, "The Evolving Landscape of Environmental Obligations for States and Corporations", AA40 Annual Event, Rome (12 June 2024).

    "Witnesses of fact", 31st Croatian Arbitration Day, Zagreb (7 December 2023).

    Workshop on the IBA Rules on Taking of Evidence, Croation Bar Association, Zagreb (6 December 2023).

    "Ordre public and ethics in contract-based arbitration with states", GAR Live, Berlin (12 September 2023).

    “Conflicts, Independence, Impartiality: Are the Views on Conflicts Stale?”, 20th anniversary conference of the LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law at Stockholm University, Stockholm (31 August 2023). 

    "Fairness in International Arbitration from the IBA Perspective", Italian Arbitration Day, Milan (4 July 2023).

    "Ethical Issues in Investment Arbitration", panel discussion co-sponsored by Arnold & Porter and Essex Court Chambers, London (26 June 2023).

    “Provisional Measures in Investor-State Arbitration”, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), London (18 January 2023).

    “Is it time for uniform rules of privilege in international arbitration ?”, Annual Meeting of the International Bar Association, Miami (3 November 2022).

    “What Needs to Change in Procedural Orders & Timetables ?”, 17th ICC New York Conference on International Arbitration: Building Resilience, New York (28 September 2022).

    “Starting the arbitration: giving credit to the first phase of an escalation clause”, XVI CEA International Arbitration Congress / Mediation round table, Madrid (21 June 2022).

    “The right to counsel as a critical component of the rule of law”, 10th Annual Bergsten Lecture, Discussant, webinar (10 April 2022).

    “Investment Treaty Arbitration: Catch-Up on Major Recent Developments in Case Law in France, England & Wales, Sweden and Belgium” – Sorbonne Arbitrage/Swedish Arbitration Association, Paris Arbitration Week, webinar (31 March 2022).

    “Investment Arbitration and Environmental Protection” – 11th Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference, organized by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, webinar (2 December 2021).

    “Retiring the Redfern Schedule: Document Production and the Need for New Models” – 41st ICC Institute Annual Conference, Paris (29 November 2021).

    “Reforms of Investor-State Arbitration” – Turkey Arbitration Week, webinar (4 November 2021)

    “The Courts and IA – The Year in Review” – GAR Live Hong Kong, webinar (28 October 2021).

    “Commercial Transactions & Collaborations : May the Force Majeure Be with You and Contract Enforcement – Arbitration, Litigation or a Third Approach?” – the European Pharmaceutical Law Forum, webinar (20 May 2021).

    “The Recent Revision of the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence: A Discussion with Members of the Review Task Force” – organized by ArbIt Italian Forum for Arbitration and ADR, webinar (11 May 2021).

    “Proving corruption in ISDS” - Thirty Fifth ITF Public Conference : Evidence in Investor-State Arbitration, organized by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, webinar (29-30 April 2021).

    “Emerging issues in International Investment Arbitration” – organized by the LSE Arbitration Society, webinar (2 March 2021).

    “COVID-19 and Its Effects on International Arbitration” – Queen Mary University of London, webinar (2 December 2020).

    “Attribution of Harm” — 10th Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference, organized by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, webinar (1 October 2020).

    “Preparing for Claims in Times of COVID-19” — ICC Belgium and CEPANI, webinar (28 September 2020).

    “How To Communicate With Arbitrators To Get The Proceedings Your Client Expected ?” — Mute Off Thursday, webinar (9 July 2020).

    “Dispute resolution at the time of EU Bilateral Free Trade and Investment Protection Agreements” – CEA Belgium 2020 Annual Conference, Brussels (21 February 2020).

    “Issues Facing Respondent States” – 9th Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference, organized by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, Prague (10 October 2019).

    “ICCA New York Convention Roadshow” — ICCA and the Judicial Institute for Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (31 May 2019).

    “The nuts and bolts of cross-examination in international arbitration”, Young ICCA Skills Training Workshop, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (30 May 2019).