Kluwer: Potential Issues With the Challenge of Arbitrators in the New Uruguayan Domestic Arbitration Law

By Federico Achard Brito del Pino (LL.M. Candidate in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS)) and Candela Rodríguez Misol (Bomchil)

Law No. 20.257, enacted on April 25, 2024, amended the arbitration procedure in domestic arbitrations contained in the Uruguayan General Procedural Code (“GPC”).  Pursuant to Law No. 19.636–Act on International Commercial Arbitration (“AICA”), the amendment of the General Procedural Code enhanced the domestic arbitration framework by providing greater flexibility. The new law eliminated the mandatory...