The [BB] Arbitration Library

The [BB] Arbitration Library

Blanke Arbitration has published widely on the subject of international arbitration. The [BB] Arbitration Library comprises in excess of 100 arbitration publications, including monographs, edited words and articles published with the leading publishing companies in arbitration, such as Kluwer International, Thomson Reuters/Sweet & Maxwell, Juris Publishing etc.

We unite here and make accessible in one place the major works produced by Blanke Arbitration to date.

Books/Special Journals

Book Contributions

  • Liquidated Damages in the Middle East: A UAE Perspective”, in R. Nazzini (ed.), Construction Law in the 21st Century, informa law, 2025, pp. 181-197
  • “Document Production in International Arbitration Revisited: From Civil and Common Law Dichotomy to Operational Synergies”, in N. Comair-Obeid and S. Brekoulakis (eds), The Plurality and Synergies of Legal Traditions in International Arbitration, Kluwer, 2024, pp. 103-124
  • “Arbitration in the UAE: Between Onshore and Offshore”, in Shaping Tomorrow: UAE’s Recent Legal Developments, Editions de l’USJ, Beirut, 2024, pp. 57-109
  • “Preface” (together with S. Corm-Bakhos), in G. Blanke and S. Corm-Bakhos (eds), The MENA Leading Arbitrators’ Guide to International Arbitration, 2023, pp. xxxi-xxxiii
  • “The Conduct of the Hearing” (together with F. Kemicha), in G. Blanke and S. Corm-Bakhos (eds), The MENA Leading Arbitrators’ Guide to International Arbitration, Juris, 2023, pp. 281-299
  • “Free Zone Arbitration in the MENA: The UAE Example”, in G. Blanke and S. Corm- Bakhos (eds), The MENA Leading Arbitrators’ Guide to International Arbitration, 2023, pp. 471-513
  • “Investment Arbitration in the MENA: An Introduction”, in G. Blanke and S. Corm- Bakhos (eds), The MENA Leading Arbitrators’ Guide to International Arbitration, 2023, pp. 619-655
  • “The United Arab Emirates” (together with F. Shafi), in M. Lau (ed.), Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, Vol. 22: 2022, Brill, 2022, pp. 342-353
  • “The United Arab Emirates”, in M. Lau and F. Nasrallah (eds), Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, Vol. 21: 2019-2021, Brill, 2022, pp. 1-24
  • EU Competition Arbitration” in L. Ortiz Blanco (ed.), EU Competition Procedure, fourth edition, Oxford University Press, 2021, pp. 1255-1297
  • Arbitration in the UAE: 2020 in Review”, in G. Al Hajeri and Z. Penot (eds), The UAE Arbitration Yearbook 2020, LexisNexis, 2021, pp. 22-66
  • “The United Arab Emirates”, in M. Lau and F. Nasrallah (eds), Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, Vol. 20: 2018-2019, Brill, 2021, pp. 262-278
  • “Recognition and Enforcement of Domestic and Foreign Awards under the UAE Federal Arbitration Law”, in H. Arab et al. (eds), A Guide to Arbitration in the UAE, ICC Publication No. 804E, ICC Publishing, 2020, pp. 57-80
  • “Arbitration in the UAE: 2019 in Review”, in G. Al Hajeri and Z. Penot (eds), The UAE Arbitration Yearbook 2019, LexisNexis, 2020, pp. 54-85
  • “Anti-trust and competition issues” in E. Poulton (ed.), Arbitration of M&A Transactions: A Global Practical Guide, Globe Law and Business, 2nd edition, 2020
  • “Russian Federation” (together with J. Zagonek, P. Boulatov and D. Scheglova), in C. Liebscher and A. Fremuth-Wolf (eds), Arbitration Law and Practice in Central and Eastern Europe, 2nd edition, Juris, 2020, pp. 685-982
  • “United Arab Emirates” (together with M. Seadon), in Agency Law in the Gulf: GCC Approaches and Egyptian Influences, LexisNexis, 2019, pp. 15-46
  • Arbitration in the UAE: 2018 in Review, in G. Al Hajeri and Z. Penot (eds), The UAE Arbitration Yearbook 2018, LexisNexis, 2019, pp. 31-61
  • Recognition and Enforcement of Domestic and Foreign Awards, in G. Al Hajeri and Z. Penot (eds), The UAE Arbitration Yearbook 2018, LexisNexis, 2019, pp. 96-131
  • Arbitration in the UAE: 2017 in Review in G. Al Hajeri and Z. Penot (eds), The UAE Arbitration Yearbook 2017, LexisNexis, 2019, 12-40
  • United Arab Emirates (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in S. Akhtar and G. Blanke (eds), Dispute Resolution in the Gulf: GCC Approaches and Egyptian Influences, LexisNexis, 2018, pp. 13-58
  • The GCC Approach to Dispute Resolution (together with S. Akhtar and M. Khattar) in S. Akhtar and G. Blanke (eds), Dispute Resolution in the Gulf: GCC Approaches and Egyptian Influences, LexisNexis, 2018, pp. 1-12
  • Preface (together with S. Akhtar) in S. Akhtar and G. Blanke (eds), Dispute Resolution in the Gulf: GCC Approaches and Egyptian Influences, LexisNexis, 2018, pp. vii-viii
  • Russian Federation (together with J. Zagonek and P. Boulatov) in C. Liebscher and A. A. Fremuth-Wolf (eds), Arbitration Law and Practice in Central and Eastern Europe, Juris Publishing, forthcoming 2018, pp. 649-945
  • United Arab Emirates in G. Blanke (ed.), Arbitration in the MENA, Release 1-2017, Juris Publishing, 2018, pp. UAE-1 - UAE-143
  • Recognition and enforcement of domestic and foreign arbitral awards in the Middle East in R. Nazzini (ed.), Transnational Construction Arbitration: Key Themes in the Resolution of Construction Disputes, informa law, 2018, pp. 139-174
  • Recent Developments of Arbitration in the UAE: The Year in Review in G. Al Hajeri and Z. Penot (eds), The UAE Arbitration Yearbook 2016, 2017, pp. 80-102
  • The UAE Courts and the UAE Arbitration Chapter: The Past Twenty-Three Years in Review in G. Al Hajeri and Z. Penot (eds), The UAE Arbitration Yearbook 2015, 2016, pp. 25-43
  • United Arab Emirates in G. Blanke (ed.), Arbitration in the MENA, Juris Publishing, 2016, pp. UAE-1 - UAE-117
  • Preface in G. Blanke (ed.), Arbitration in the MENA, Juris Publishing, 2016
  • Arbitration in the UAE: Demystifying the Myths in Julio Cesar Batancourt (ed.), 100 Years Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: Selected Topics in International Arbitration- Liber Amicorum, Oxford, 2016, pp. 381-396
  • Arbitration in the DIFC in B. Gessel (ed.), The Challenges and the Future of Commercial and Investment Arbitration- Liber Amicorum Prof. Jerzy Rajski, Lewiathan Court of Arbitration/ Wolters Kluwer, 2015, pp. 587-605
  • Interaction between Arbitration and Public Enforcement: Clash or Harmony? in M. Marquis & R. Cisotta (eds), Litigation and Arbitration in EU Competition Law, Edward Elgar, 2015, pp. 261-280
  • Recognition and Enforcement of Domestic and International Arbitral Awards in the UAE: Practice and Procedure in C. Klausegger et al. (eds), Austrian International Arbitration Yearbook 2015, Manz, 2015, pp. 395-436
  • Court-Ordered Interim Relief in the United Arab Emirates in I. Laird, B. Sabahi & Anne Marie Whitesell (eds), Interim and Emergency Relief in International Arbitration, Juris, 2015, pp. 121-144
  • United Arab Emirates (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in The Baker & McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2014-2015, Juris, 2015, pp. 419-429
  • The DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre, (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in Getting the Deal Through: Dispute Resolution 2015, pp. 25-27
  • United Arab Emirates (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in Getting the Deal Through: Dispute Resolution 2015, 459-467
  • United Arab Emirates (together with K. Mechantaf) in L.W. Newman & C. Ong (eds), Interim Measures in International Arbitration, Juris, 2014, pp. 795-847
  • Middle East and North Africa Overview (together with S. Corm-Bakhos), ICLG to: International Arbitration 2014, 11th edition, Global Legal Group, 2014, pp. 411-414
  • United Arab Emirates (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in ICLG to: International Arbitration 2014, 11th edition, Global Legal Group, 2014, pp. 491-500
  • United Arab Emirates (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in The Baker & McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2013-2014, Juris, 2014, pp. 345-357
  • United Arab Emirates (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in Getting The Deal Through: Dispute Resolution 2014, 2014, pp. 439-447
  • DIAC (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in Getting The Deal Through: Dispute Resolution 2014, 2014, pp. 36-38
  • Antitrust issues in E. Poulton (ed.), Arbitration of M&A Transactions, Globe Law and Business, 2014, pp. 405-416
  • The “Minimalist” and “Maximalist” Approach to Reviewing Competition Law Awards: A Never-Ending Saga Revisited or the Middle Way at Last? in D. Bray & H. Bray (eds), Post-Hearing Issues in International Arbitration, Juris Publishing, 2013, pp. 169-227
  • EU Competition Arbitration in L. Ortiz Blanco (ed.), EU Competition Procedure, third edition, Oxford University Press, 2013, pp. 1075-1112
  • The Application of EU Law to Arbitration in England in J. Lew, H. Bor, G. Fullelove and J. Greenaway (eds), Arbitration in England, Kluwer Law International, 2013, pp. 239-266
  • Middle East and North Africa Overview (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in The International Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2013, Global Legal Group, 2013, pp. 409-411
  • United Arab Emirates (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in The International Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2013, Global Legal Group, 2013, pp. 488-497
  • DIAC (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in Getting The Deal Through: Dispute Resolution 2013, 2013
  • United Arab Emirates (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in Getting The Deal Through: Dispute Resolution 2013, 2013
  • DIAC (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in Getting The Deal Through: Dispute Resolution 2012, 2012, pp. 25-27
  • United Arab Emirates (together with Dr. H. Al Mulla) in Getting The Deal Through: Arbitration 2012, 2012, pp. 468-475
  • England and Wales (together with Prof. Dr. R. Nazzini, A. Nikpay and V. Smith) in International Competition Litigation: A Multi-jurisdictional Handbook (ed. together with Prof. Dr. R. Nazzini), Kluwer Law International, 2012, pp. 123-208
  • Regional Overview: Middle East and Africa (together with S. Corm-Bakhos) in The International Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2012, Global Legal Group, 2011, pp. 368-371
  • United Arab Emirates (together with Dr. H. Al Mulla and K. Nassif) in Global Arbitration Review 2011
  • UAE (together with K. Nassif) in The International Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2012, Global Legal Group, 2011, pp. 413-421
  • United Arab Emirates (together with K. Nassif) in Getting The Deal Through: Arbitration 2011, 2011, pp. 432-439
  • Arbitration in Dubai: A Basic Primer (together with C. Abi Habib Kanakri) in C. Klausegger et al., Austrian Yearbook of International Arbitration 2011, Manz, Vienna, 2011, pp. 217-255
  • The Supranational Dimension of Arbitrating Competition Law Issues within the EU in EU and US Antitrust Arbitration: A Handbook for Practitioners (ed. together with Dr. P. Landolt), Kluwer Law International, 2011, pp. 293-334
  • International Arbitration and ADR in Remedy Scenarios Arising under Articles 101 and 102 TFEU in EU and US Antitrust Arbitration: A Handbook for Practitioners (ed. together with Dr. P. Landolt), Kluwer Law International, 2011, pp. 1053-1250
  • International Arbitration and ADR in Conditional EU Merger Clearance Decisions in EU and US Antitrust Arbitration: A Handbook for Practitioners (ed. together with Dr. P. Landolt), Kluwer Law International, 2011, pp. 1605-1724
  • The Role of the Expert Witness in Antitrust Arbitrations (together with Prof. Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. T. Eilmansberger) in EU and US Antitrust Arbitration: A Handbook for Practitioners (ed. together with Dr. P. Landolt), Kluwer Law International, 2011, pp. 251-291
  • Antitrust Arbitration under the ICC Rules in EU and US Antitrust Arbitration: A Handbook for Practitioners (ed. together with Dr. P. Landolt), Kluwer Law International, 2011, pp. 1763-1898
  • SCC Award 143/2003 of 2005 (together with D. Goldberg) in S. Bond & L. Bergman (eds.) SCC Arbitral Awards: 2004-2009, Juris (2011)
  • United Arab Emirates (together with K. Nassif) in Global Arbitration Review 2010
  • United Arab Emirates (together with Dr. H. Al Mulla and K. Nassif) in Getting The Deal Through: Arbitration 2010, pp. 359-366
  • Arbitrating in the UAE and the Middle East- Some Cultural Insights for the Unaware (together with K. Nassif) in M. Kraham (ed.), Inside the Minds: ADR Client Strategies in the Middle East and Africa, Aspatore Books, Thomson Reuters, 2009, pp. 17-36
  • EU Competition Law Claims in International Arbitration in C. Klausegger et al., Austrian Arbitration Yearbook 2009, Manz, Vienna, 2009, pp. 1-92
  • Litigating, Arbitrating and Mediating Competition Disputes: An Update (together with Dr. R. Nazzini) in The International Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2009, Global Legal Group, London, 2009
  • England & Wales Report in The International Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2009, Global Legal Group, London, 2009 (together with C. Pollack)
  • The role of international arbitration in EC merger control: an update in Luis Ortiz Blanco & Jonathan Entrena Rovers (eds.), Derecho de la competencia europeo y español, Volumen VIII, Editorial Dykinson, 2008, pp. 411-468
  • Preface in G. Blanke (ed.), Arbitrating Competition Law Issues: A European and a US Perspective (ed.), EBLR special edition, 19(1) EBLR (2008), pp. 3-6
  • The Case for Supranational Arbitration: Ideas and Prospects in G. Blanke (ed.), Arbitrating Competition Law Issues: A European and a US Perspective, EBLR special edition, 19(1) EBLR (2008), pp. 17-41
  • ICC Draft Best Practice Note on the European Commission Acting as Amicus Curiae in International Arbitration Proceedings (together with C. Nisser) in G. Blanke (ed.), Arbitrating Competition Law Issues: A European and a US Perspective, EBLR special edition, 19(1) EBLR (2008), pp. 193-217
  • International Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution in EC Merger Control in The International Comparative Legal Guide to Merger Control 2008, Global Legal Group, London, 2008, pp. 22-28
  • Litigating, Arbitrating and Mediating Competition Disputes (together with Dr. R. Nazzini) in The International Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2008, Global Legal Group, London, 2008
  • England & Wales Report (together with C. Pollack) in The International Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2008, Global Legal Group, London, 2008
  • Putting the Parties First: Challenging Arbitrators in International Arbitration (together with J. Michaelson), The International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2007, pp. 17-23
  • The role of international arbitration in EC merger control in Luis Ortiz Blanco & Jonathan Entrana Rovers (eds.), Derecho de la competencia europeo y español, Volumen VII, Editorial Dykinson, 2007, pp. 337-374
  • Country Report on International Arbitration in the Russian Federation (together with D. Goldberg and J. Zagonek) in C. Liebscher & A. Fremuth-Wolf (ed.) Arbitration in Eastern Europe, Kluwer Law International, 2006
  • Inspecciones domiciliarias llevadas a cabo por las autoridades de defensa de la competencia españolas en el territorio español. Apuntes sobre la situación jurídica actual in Luis Ortiz Blanco & Ãlvaro Ramos GÃmez (eds.), Derecho de la competencia europeo y español, Volumen VI, Editorial Dykinson, 2005, pp. 219-252
  • On the Rise of the EU as a Supranational Regulator, M.A.I.S. Working Papers 1999/2000: Integrating Europe in a Changing World, Diplomatische Akademie Wien, pp. 169-192

Articles/Addresses/Papers

Case Notes

Practice Notes

  • How to Enforce and Challenge Investment Arbitration Awards in the Gulf, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, published 11 July 2019
  • FET and Other Key Protective Standards of Treatment in Investment Arbitration in the Gulf, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, published 11 July 2019
  • Expropriation in Investment Arbitration in the Gulf, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, published 11 July 2019
  • How to Challenge Jurisdiction in Investment Arbitration in the Gulf, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, published 11 July 2019
  • The Meaning of “Investor” and “Investment” in Investment Arbitration in the Gulf, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, originally published 5 April 2018, published in revised, updated version 11 July 2019
  • The Procedural Framework for Investment Arbitration in the Gulf, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, originally published 5 April 2018, published in revised, updated version 11 July 2019
  • Understanding Investment Arbitration in the Gulf, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, originally published 5 April 2018, published in revised, updated version 11 July 2019

Other

  • “Arbitration Tech Toolbox: Interview with Dr. Gordon Blanke on the New CIArb Technology Guideline”, interview by A. C. Eernisse, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 3rd January 2022, available online at http://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2022/01/03/arbitration-tech-toolbox-interview-with-dr-gordon-blanke-on-the-new-ciarb-technology-guideline/
  • “Portfolio Investment”, WikiInvest, Jus Mundi, 16 September 2020
  • “Enforcing arbitral awards in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)” (together with N. Brandel & J. Lightley-Hunt), Lexis PSL, June 2020; revised in July 2020; February 2021
  • “What will the legal landscape look like post COVID-19 and what should we expect from a business perspective?”, Dispute resolution services across the GCC Insight by Dr. Gordon Blanke, Gulf Legal Advisor, LexisNexis, 29 March 2020
  • “How to Enforce and Challenge Investment Arbitration Awards in the Gulf”, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, published 11 July 2019, rev. March 2021
  • “FET and Other Key Protective Standards of Treatment in Investment Arbitration in the Gulf”, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, published 11 July 2019, rev. March 2021
  • “Expropriation in Investment Arbitration in the Gulf”, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, published 11 July 2019, rev. March 2021
  • “How to Challenge Jurisdiction in Investment Arbitration in the Gulf”, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, published 11 July 2019, rev. March 2021
  • “The Meaning of ‘Investor’ and ‘Investment’ in Investment Arbitration in the Gulf”, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, originally published 5 April 2018, published in revised, updated version 11 July 2019, rev. March 2021
  • “The Procedural Framework for Investment Arbitration in the Gulf”, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, originally published 5 April 2018, published in revised, updated version 11 July 2019, rev. March 2021
  • “Understanding Investment Arbitration in the Gulf”, Practice Note, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor, originally published 5 April 2018, published in revised, updated version 11 July 2019, rev. March 2021
  • “ICSID—burden of compliance shifts to foreign investor (Bear Creek Mining v Peru)”, LexisNexis PSL, 5 January 2018 (interviewed by K. Beaumont)
  • “Arbitration annual round-up—international arbitration—key seats: reviewing 2017 and previewing 2018 – Arbitration in the Middle East”, LexisNexis Library, 18 December 2017 (interviewed by J. Rayner)
  • “A question of state immunity and service (Pearl Petroleum Company Ltd v The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq)”, LexisNexis PSL, 1st September 2017 (interviewed by K. Beaumont)
  • “Mid-year review 2017—arbitration developments in the Middle East”, LexisNexis Library, 4 August 2017 (interviewed by J. Rayner)
  • “Is the Arbitrability of Competition Law Claims A Truly Settled Matter?”, presentation given at the Joint Conference of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and the Club Español de Arbitraje on EU Competition Law and Arbitration, Stockholm, 28 April 2017, available online at http://www.sccinstitute.com/media/190751/gb-2017-ai-cea-conference-stockholm-april-2017.pdf
  • “Adversarial and Inquisitorial Techniques and Document Production”, presentation given at the CIArb International Arbitration Conference on The Synergy and Divergence between Civil Law and Common Law in International Arbitration, 9 March 2017, available online on the official website of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • “Arbitrators shun UAE instructions”, CDR, 21st December 2016 (interviewed by A. Bilbow)
  • “Memorandum of Understanding between the DIAC and the DRA”, 19 December 2016, Thomson Reuters
  • “Foreign arbitration awards in focus: Arbitration expert considers how UAE courts are recognizing their international obligations under the New York Convention”, 19 October 2016, Thomson Reuters, available online at http://mena.thomsonreuters.com/en/articles/foreign-arbitral-awards-in-focus.html
  • “Considering the powers of the DIFC court”, 12 August 2016, available on LexisNexis PSL (interviewed by R. Matthews)
  • “DIAC award rejected owing to breach of due process”, 8 June 2016, available on LexisNexis PSL (interviewed by L. Karsten)
  • “Dubai and ADGM Memorandum of Understanding”, 10 June 2016, available on LexisNexis PSL (interviewed by N. Laver)
  • “Drafting arbitration and jurisdiction clauses – the devil is in the detail”, 4 May 2016, available on LexisNexis PSL (interviewed by R. Matthews)
  • “Enforcing DIFC court payment judgments”, 30 April 2015, available on LexisNexis PSL (interviewed by N. Laver)
  • “Arbitrating EU Competition Law Disputes: An Introduction”, accessible electronically on the official site of The Competition Law Observatory at http://www.competitionlawobservatory.eu
  • “United Arab Emirates” (together with K. Mechantaf), GAR Investment Treaty Arbitration Know How, available online at http://globalarbitrationreview.com/know-how/topics/66/jurisdictions/ 33/united-arab-emirates/
  • “Arbitration in the UAE”, Questions & Answers, Legal Insight, Westlaw Gulf, 2015 (together with S. Corm-Bakhos)
  • “Arbitration in the UAE”, Practice Note, Legal Insight, Westlaw Gulf, 2015 (together with S. Corm-Bakhos)
  • “Drafting Arbitration Agreements in the UAE”, Practice Note, Legal Insight, Westlaw Gulf, 2015 (together with S. Corm-Bakhos)
  • “Interim Relief in UAE Arbitration”, Practice Note, Legal Insight, Westlaw Gulf, 2015
  • “Arbitration under the DIAC Rules”, Checklist, Legal Insight, Westlaw Gulf, 2015
  • “Arbitration under the ADCCAC Regulations”, Checklist, Legal Insight, Westlaw Gulf, 2015
  • “The Case for Supranational Arbitration: Ideas and Prospects”, presentation given at a BIICL Conference on “Arbitrating Competition Law Issues: A European and a US Perspective”, Gray’s Inn, 12 June 2006, available online at https://www.biicl.org/files/1223_blanke.pdf