New French Arbitration Law Enters Into Effect on May 1, 2011

On May 1, 2011, Decree 2011-48 of January 13, 2011 entered into force and reformed French arbitration law to an important extent. The overarching goal of the reform is to modernize French arbitration law and codify important parts of French case law. This memo presents the main features of the newly applicable rules with respect to international arbitration.