The topic of parallel proceedings is a classical problem of international arbitration. There have however been few attempts at a structured theoretical approach to the subject, and the identification of solutions with a real impact in practice has proved elusive. This work aims to do both.
It starts by proposing a modern definition of the subject, integrating both the objective criterion of the type of proceedings involved and the subjective motivation for proceedings being pursued in parallel. This dual approach is then used to distinguish parallel proceedings which are inherent in any global system of dispute resolution, and thus unobjectionable, from undesirable parallel proceedings. There follows a systematic survey of the three categories of parallel proceedings that one may encounter in international arbitration.
The book concludes with a search for practical solutions for each of those categories, both incremental (that is, within the existing system of international dispute resolution) and systemic.
Introduction
Chapter I. Defining the subject: what are parallel proceedings in international arbitration?
A. Defining parallel proceedings
B. Typology of parallel proceedings
C. Why are parallel proceedings problematic?
D. A pratical example: Lauder v. Czech Republic and CME v. Czech Republic
Chapter II. National courts versus international arbitration tribunals
A. Competence-competence and parallel proceedings
B. Anti-suit (and anti-arbitration) injunctions
C. Fork-in-the-road clauses (electa una via)
Chapter III. Purely commercial disputes with no investment arbitration element
A. Lis pendens (lis alibi pendens)
B. Res judicata and issue estoppel
C. The related doctrine of abuse of process
D. Consolidation and joinder/intervention
E. Informal coordination?
Chapter IV. Disputes with an investment arbitration element
A. Investment arbitration, a fertile ground for parallel proceedings
B. Sources of parallel proceedings in investment arbitration
C. Consolidation and coordination
Chapter V. Where to from here? The search for practical solutions
A. National courts
B. Commercial arbitration
C. Investment arbitration
About the Author
Biographical note
Principal publications
Salim Moollan KC is a barrister called to the Bars of England and Wales and of Mauritius. He has acted as Counsel in many high profile investment and commercial arbitration cases (White Industries v. India, Philip Morris v. Australia, Cairn Energy v. India, Crescent Petroleum v. NIOC), and frequently sits as arbitrator in investment and commercial arbitrations. He has chaired UNCITRAL and is a Visiting Professor in International Arbitration Law at Kings College London.
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