Third Party Funding, its relevance and current influence in the world of international arbitration
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https://doi.org/10.22235/rd.vi20.1850Keywords:
Third Party Funding, arbitration, international arbitration, conflict of interestAbstract
The main object of this work is to analyse the phenomenon of Third Party Funding and its influence and development in the current commercial and investment arbitration world. Thus, the work analyse the main aspects and characteristics of the TPF and the different regulations that already exists. In addition, the work studies how the use of TPF could influence in the independence and impartiality of the arbitrators and therefore, the possibility of the existence of conflict of interests.
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