Kluwer: Evidence of Corruption from Parallel Criminal Proceedings: Ignore Rather than Follow? Lessons From Vitrus v. Thales and Veolia

Evidence from parallel criminal proceedings can be both difficult to reconcile with arbitral procedure and highly persuasive when relied upon in arbitration proceedings where corruption allegations have been raised. The difficulty stems from the differences between the procedural frameworks governing criminal and arbitral proceedings, and arbitral tribunals have been increasingly confronted with the question of how to treat evidence that originates from, or is used in, parallel criminal proceedings.