The [BB] Arbitration Library

Blanke Arbitration LLC 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 LLC to date.

Books/Special Journals

Book Contributions

  • “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 Bétancourt (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 & Álvaro Ramos Gómez (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