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Insights On Dubai Arbitration Week 2025
Dubai Arbitration Week 2025 started as a community project in 2014 and has grown into a significant event on the international arbitration calendar…
Contract Disputes in Vietnam: 8 Contract Matters Foreign General Counsels Must Get Right
When you discuss about contract disputes in Vietnam, most of the time, you might think about what happens when a deal goes wrong. You could go on and…
Supreme Court to Clarify Jurisdiction of Federal Courts in Enforcing Arbitration Awards
On December 5, 2025, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, No. 25-83, to decide an important jurisdictional…
Adjudication Matters: December 2025
Welcome to the December 2025 edition of Adjudication Matters. This month has been a quiet one for adjudication enforcement matters in the Technology…
HKIAC Announces Key Updates to Arbitration Procedures and Fees
On December 17, 2025, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre ("HKIAC") announced updates to its expedited procedure mechanism and fees. These…
When arbitration is undermined abroad: the Commercial Court’s response in Tecnimont v Eurochem
In Tecnimont SpA v LLC Eurochem North-West 2 [2025] EWHC 3151 (Comm), the English Commercial Court granted an application under section 42 of the…
Substantial Completion: Close, but the Case Hasn’t Settled
Not every mediation ends with a settlement at the close of the formal mediation session. But sometimes there is enough progress made to reach…
Northfield Property Solutions Ltd v Dykes & Anor
The principal issue here for O’Farrell J was whether NPS was entitled to an extension of time for the issue of the claim form challenging an…
Gerichtssaal oder Schiedsgericht? Die richtige Bühne für Ihren Konflikt
Wirtschaftliche Streitigkeiten sind mehr als juristische Auseinandersetzungen - sie sind strategische Entscheidungen. Neben der materiellen…
Spotlight on Investment Arbitration in Spain after the withdrawal of the Energy Charter Treaty
Investment arbitration in the EU faces growing uncertainty as Member States challenge its compatibility with EU law, putting investor protections…
PAGA and the FAA: How California Courts are Vetting the Arbitration Bypass
The tension between the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) continues to be a battleground following…
China’s New Arbitration Law Finally Enacted
The current Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China (the "Arbitration Law") was brought into force in 1994. Other than cosmetic amendments…
French Reform to Promote Amicable Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Civil and Commercial Litigation
Civil and commercial litigation in France has been significantly reshaped with the prioritising of ADR by Decree No. 2025-660 effective from 1…
No ostrich defence to recognition of foreign judgment
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Hilmer Motorsport GmbH v Mason, 2025 ONCA 875, confirms that when faced with a foreign court proceeding a…
Enforcement of Foreign Awards in India: Effective strategies from a Practitioner’s Perspective
While Indian courts have repeatedly recognised the pro-enforcement bias under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("Arbitration Act")…
カリフォルニア州私人代理執行法（PAGA）と連邦仲裁法（FAA）： カリフォルニア州の裁判所は仲裁回避についてどのような判断を下すのか
連邦仲裁法（Federal Arbitration Act、以下「FAA」といいます。）とカリフォルニア州私人代理執行法（California’s Private Attorneys General Act、以下「PAGA」といいます。）の間の緊張関係は、従業員の…
California Supreme Court Cases Employers Should Watch in 2026
Several employment-related cases are currently pending before the California Supreme Court, and their outcomes could have a significant impact on…
The Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
In this Episode of The Arbitration Acumen Podcast, J.P. Duffy interviews Diana Bowman, secretary general of the Australian Centre for International…
Construction arbitration could be speeding up—here is why
The construction sector presents unique challenges when it comes to efficient dispute resolution. Disputes tend to be data and document-heavy, and…
Navigating California’s New Arbitration Landscape: Understanding SB 82 and Its Potential Impact
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Senate Bill (SB) 82 into law, introducing significant changes that could reshape the enforcement of…
Waiving Goodbye to Immunity: A Case Note on Blasket Renewable Investments LLC v Kingdom of Spain [2025] FCA 1028
In a significant decision for international arbitration and sovereign risk, the Federal Court of Australia has confirmed that The Kingdom of Spain…
Draft Arbitration Rules of PMAC: Emergency Arbitration
On 4 June 2025, the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (the Centre) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) launched a (now closed) public…
The Architecture of Interim Measures under the Qatari Civil and Commercial Arbitration Law
Certain disputes are so time sensitive that even brief delays can cause irreparable harm. In international arbitration, interim measures are…
Peace on Earth (or at least the Estate): Managing Family Farming Business Disputes Effectively
Running businesses with family can be a rewarding experience: knowing your “colleagues”, having in-built relationships and working together towards…
Arbitration Agreements After Cook v. USC: Why California Employers Should Consider Revising Their Forms Now
The California Court of Appeal’s 2024 decision in Cook v. University of Southern California (2024) 102 Cal.App.5th 312 and the California Supreme…
The Spizzirri Dilemma: Supreme Court review of the tangled web of federal court jurisdiction to review arbitration awards
The United States Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, _____ F.4th _____, 2025 WL 1201914 (Apr. 25, 2025)…
Commercial Court finds no implied term necessary to give business efficacy where agreement allocated risk between the parties
The Commercial Court has upheld an appeal on a point of law under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996, holding that it was not necessary to imply…
The Arbiter - International Disputes Newsletter (Winter 2025)
Father Christmas runs a vast, vertically integrated business, manufacturing and packaging toys above the ArcƟc circle - in one of the harshest…
Confidentiality Agreements After Alberto: Hidden Risks for California Employers’ Arbitration Programs
The California Court of Appeal’s decision in Alberto v. Cambrian Homecare (2023) 91 Cal.App.5th 482 and a growing line of follow-on cases have…
Third party funding in international arbitration: CIArb Guidelines
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) recently published its new “Guideline on Third-Party Funding in Arbitration” (Guidelines), which are…