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Winning the Award but Losing the Recovery: Forum Selection, Security and Enforcement Strategy in APAC Transactions
Cross-border commerce across APAC has expanded in both volume and complexity over the past decade. Transactions that were once…
When in person hearings trump remote
Sometimes in-person hearings can lead to better and more cost effective outcomes. Almost six years ago, we discussed the use of video conferencing…
Commercial Dispute Resolution UAE: What Works
When a commercial relationship breaks down in the UAE, delay is rarely neutral. A supplier stops performance, a partner restricts access to accounts…
Tham luận: thủ tục rút gọn trong tranh chấp chuỗi: đặc thù, điểm khác biệt và lưu ý khi áp dụng
Trong bối cảnh các quan hệ thương mại ngày càng được thiết kế theo cấu trúc nhiều tầng, nhiều giai đoạn và nhiều giao dịch liên kết, tranh chấp phát…
What’s the Process for Resolving a Business Dispute in the Turks and Caicos Islands?
Commercial disputes are an inevitable part of doing business, whether they arise from contractual disagreements, shareholder conflicts, financing…
The Choppy Waters Employers Are Navigating in California: Arbitration Limits and PAGA Maneuvering
Employers in California continue to face rough waters when it comes to enforcing arbitration agreements. Through the lens of some recent California…
Ontario Court Upholds High Bar for Public Policy Challenges to Foreign Arbitral Awards
In Feicheng Mining Group v. Liu, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reaffirmed the high bar for resisting Enforcement of foreign arbitral Awards…
The Strait of Hormuz Crisis - Charterparty, Arbitration and Risk Allocation in Maritime Trade
The effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since February 2026 has created acute disruption…
Australia's highest court finds that ratification of the New York Convention does not constitute a waiver of immunity
In CCDM Holdings LLC v The Republic of India [2026] HCA 9, the High Court determined that India's ratification of the New York Convention did not…
Singapore addresses intra‑EU objection for the first time: DNZ v DOA and NextEra v Spain
In two decisions handed down in early 2026, the Singapore courts addressed - for the first time - the intra‑EU objection to investor‑State…
霍尔木兹海峡危机 —— 航次租约、仲裁与海上贸易中的风险分配
自 2026 年 2 月起，霍尔木兹海峡实际被封锁，全球能源与航运市场受到严重冲击。过去全球逾四分之一的海运原油贸易需经该海峡，其关闭重新定义了在英国法框架下的租船合同、保险条款及…
Australian High Court confirms mere ratification of New York Convention insufficient to waive sovereign immunity
The underlying dispute that ultimately led to the Australian court proceedings concerned an annulled satellite contract between Devas Multimedia…
Guide to Arbitration in India
The Indian Government has economic reform and growth on the top of its mind. Its attempts to improve the ease of doing business in India and its…
Mass Arbitration Series, Part 5: How Employers Respond to Mass Arbitration Claims
Mass arbitration is reshaping how employers manage risk in labor and employment disputes. In this final installment of the Mass Arbitration Series…
Statutory Interpretation versus Hierarchical Presumptions: Supreme Court Settles Section 29A Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court in Jagdeep Chowgule v. Sheela Chowgule resolved conflicting High Court views on whether Section 29A application to extend…
Defining ‘Transportation Worker’: SCOTUS (Again) Considers Scope of FAA Exemption
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether drivers who make only intrastate deliveries — after goods have already arrived from out of state — fall…
Building the future: A roundtable on construction arbitration
Rising costs, supply chain instability and Accelerating decarbonization are fundamentally reshaping construction projects—and the disputes that…
Dispute Resolution Yearbook Navigating the Disputes Landscape in 2024
This adage, popularised by Marvel Comics, is perhaps the most befitting way to describe India right now. India’s remarkable transformation from being…
When the Clock Runs Out: The Supreme Court Reaffirms Courts’ Power to Extend Arbitrator’s Mandate Post Award
The article examines the Indian Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in C. Velusamy v. K. Indhera, which confirms that courts retain the power…
Australia confirms ratification of the New York Convention is not a waiver of immunity
The High Court of Australia has unanimously decided that ratification of the New York Convention does not, on its own, amount to a waiver of foreign…
Contract Disputes in Vietnam: 8 Business Risks Foreign Companies Must Control
Foreign companies often believe they have a strong case against a Vietnamese counter-party. Yet they still lose contract disp…
CERC Cannot Refer Disputes to Arbitration Beyond Its Adjudicatory Jurisdiction: APTEL
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in Appeal Nos. 348, 371 and 400 of 2025, decided on February 25, 2026, held that the Central…
NHAI Clarifies Scope of One-Time Settlement under Vivad Se Vishwas-III Scheme
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), vide Policy Circular No. 2.1.91/2026 dated March 19, 2026, has issued a clarification regarding the…
Arbitral Awards Are Not Void Merely Due to Expiry of Mandate: A Contemporary Analysis of Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Arbitration has emerged as one of the most preferred modes of dispute resolution in commercial transactions due to its efficiency, flex…
Kazakhstan Is Becoming The Go-To Arbitration Destination
The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) operates under the principles of English common law, with English as the language of proceedings…
The Interesting Case of Interest
With the steady rise in domestic and international commercial disputes, which are culminating into arbitral awards, there has been a corresponding…
Civility Signals Strength in ADR
Over the years, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has moved from the margins of legal practice to its center. According to the State of ADR 2026…
Newsletter for March 2026
The dispute arose from a Manning Agreement dated 26 December 2008 between the Appellant i.e., M/s ABS Marine Services and the respondent i.e…
Interim binding processes for major project disputes
Interim adjudication has been relied on as a form of statutory arbitration for construction projects in UK for more than 30 years. The model was…
Dispute resolution drafting in complex contracts: recent lessons from the English courts
In complex commercial transactions, parties often enter into multiple, interrelated agreements, each negotiated at different stages and sometimes by…