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The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal) has handed down a landmark judgment in Justin Le Patourel v BT, the first opt-out competition collective action which went to trial in the United Kingdom (UK). On 19 December...more
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has unveiled the seventh edition of its arbitration rules, set to take effect on January 1, 2025 (the SIAC Rules 2025). These updated rules represent a significant step...more
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has published the 7th edition of its arbitration rules, which will come into effect on 1 January 2025, and will apply to any arbitration which is commenced on or after...more
In an important decision regarding the scope of Most-Favored-Nation (“MFN”) clauses in investment treaties, the Svea Court of Appeal on 12 November 2024 annulled the Partial Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility in Zaza...more
In October 2024 an attempt by Egyptian businessman Michel Lakah to set aside a 2018 ICDR award was rejected by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), marking what the Respondent...more
The UK’s Arbitration Bill (“Bill”), which was re-introduced by the Labour government in July 2024, was presented to the House of Commons (“HC”) on 6 November 2024, having completed its passage through the House of Lords the...more
The judge provided further guidance on the English court’s approach to jurisdictional issues, finding on this set of facts that the UNCITRAL tribunal had properly exercised its jurisdiction in rendering its award. This post...more
Site visits can play an important part in construction arbitration, allowing the tribunal to gain a clearer understanding of the works in dispute. However, agreeing the terms of a site visit can be a contentious process...more
On 23 July 2024, a distinguished international arbitral tribunal issued a significant decision on provisional measures in Klesch Group and Raffinerie Heide v. Germany (ICSID Case No. ARB/23/49). The three arbitrators – Mr....more
This September saw the publication of the International Bar Association Site Visit Model Protocol for International Arbitration, offering a framework of rules for conducting site visits in international arbitration. ...more
Arbitration is a popular mode of alternative dispute resolution in Hong Kong, used increasingly in cross-border commercial disputes and among international parties. In 2023, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre...more
The 2024 Rules significantly improve Hong Kong’s arbitration framework, aiming to increase the efficiency of proceedings and clarify the tribunal’s powers. The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre’s (HKIAC’s) newly...more
When parties plan to resolve disputes by arbitration, there are several key considerations regarding procedure. In the first of a multi-part series, we look at two key features to consider when drafting (and applying) your...more
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has released updated administered arbitration rules that come into effect 1 June 2024. The updated 2024 Administered Arbitration Rules (the “2024 Rules”) are a much...more
On April 29, 2024, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) released its 2023 Annual Report. In this client alert, we outline SIAC’s key statistics for 2023, highlighting SIAC’s growth and the confidence that...more
German arbitration law is to be reformed to current needs and thus intended to be made more attractive overall. To this end, the German Federal Ministry of Justice on 1 February 2024 published a draft bill for an act to...more
On 20 November 2023, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the "Grand Court") issued its ruling on a preliminary issue in In the matter of Re BPGIC Holdings Limited; namely whether a winding up petition should be stayed or...more
On 23 October 2023, the English Commercial Court published its much-anticipated judgment in The Federal Republic of Nigeria v Process & Industrial Developments Limited [2023] EWHC 2638 (Comm). The Court found in favour of the...more
In 2023, the international arbitration landscape is dominated by macroeconomic factors. The inflationary pressures combined with price volatility and the use of sanctions by governments following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...more
Partner at Quinn Emanuel Mark McNeill and former legal and commercial director at Cairn Energy Duncan Holland join IMS | Z-Axis Global Consultant and Advisor Cindy Buxton to discuss the power of visuals in international...more
It is well accepted that an arbitral tribunal's deliberations are confidential. But is this principle absolute? More specifically, will a tribunal be ordered to disclose its deliberations if an arbitrator claims that his or...more
In 2022, the SIAC received a total of 357 new case filings, 336 of which were cases administered by the SIAC. With the boom in disputes triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic fading away, the SIAC’s 2022 caseload dropped below...more
The global energy and commodity sectors face unprecedented uncertainty. Increased global demand, coupled with supply chain constraints triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and China's COVID-19 restrictions and its...more
What did the Court decide? The United States Supreme Court resolved a split among the federal appeals courts on the question of whether private international arbitration tribunals can be considered to be either “foreign”...more
The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (the DIAC) and the London Court of International Arbitration (the LCIA) have now reached an agreement which should help to resolve a number of uncertainties that resulted from Dubai...more