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Hon. Pamela E. Loza (Ret.) Joins JAMS in Chicago
Distinguished Family Law jurist joins as a mediator, arbitrator and court-appointed neutral (special master/referee)…
Setting Aside Arbitral Awards in the DIFC: Guidance from Princeton and Oheo Bank
The DIFC Courts have delivered two significant judgments on setting aside arbitral awards for procedural unfairness. In Princeton v Persephone and…
The view from the bench: why family justice must embrace arbitration
Non-court dispute resolution (NCDR) is playing an increasingly prominent role in Family Law, but greater awareness and confidence across the…
Un tribunal de l’Ontario récuse un arbitre pour crainte raisonnable de partialité : les limites au rôle actif d’un arbitre dans les interrogatoires
Dans Atkinsréalis Construction (Pacific) Inc. v. GIP Construction Ontario East Ltd., 2026 ONSC 5666, la Cour supérieure de justice de l’Ontario a…
More EFAA: Mapping the Law’s Boundaries: How Far, How Early, and for Whom?
Two recent Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, and state appellate activity are providing insight into the limits of arbitration in…
Ontario court removes arbitrator for reasonable apprehension of bias: Limits on active questioning
In Atkinsréalis Construction (Pacific) Inc. v. GIP Construction Ontario East Ltd., 2026 ONSC 5666, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice removed an…
Fraud Proves To Be a Viable Ground for Vacating an Entire Arbitration Award Without Remand or Rehearing
Overturning an arbitration award can be challenging. The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) imposes a heavy presumption in favor of confirmation, and…
New Requirement for Early Costs Submissions for Arbitration Originating Applications
The Guide applies to arbitration originating applications filed under the Rules of Court 2021 which are to be heard on or after 1 October 2026. It…
Court upholds unilateral arbitration agreement in a deed
The Court has dismissed an argument that a unilateral agreement to arbitrate contained in a deed…
Singapore Court Refuses to Enforce CIETAC Emergency Arbitrator's Award
The Singapore High Court refused to enforce an emergency interim award made by a CIETAC emergency arbitrator in Zhejiang Crystal-Optech Co…
Contractual Architecture: What Operators Must Navigate
When a medical emergency occurs in the Drake Passage or at a landing site on the Antarctic Peninsula, the nearest hospital may be two or…
LCIA Publishes 2025 Case Statistics - What They Show
On 6 October 2026 the LCIA published its Annual Casework Report for 2025. This Report offers invaluable insight into the arbitrations referred to the…
Russlands Lugowoi-Gesetz: Keine grundlegende Änderung in Sicht
Russische Gerichte haben in zwei jüngeren Verfahren Schiedsklauseln respektiert, ohne dass sich daraus eine Trendwende ableiten lässt. Für…
Manifestly Without Merit: is Early Determination the solution for unmeritorious claims?
In Time is Money and the ICC is Getting Faster we considered whether recent changes to the ICC Rules would increase the use of expedited arbitration…
How Arbitration Clauses Are Being Adapted for AI-Related Disputes
Artificial intelligence is changing more than how businesses operate. It is also changing the disputes they have and the contracts designed to…
Inbound India Investment: Domestic Forum Lock-Ins Across New Saudi and UAE Treaty Models
India's bilateral investment protection treaties are becoming faster to invoke, yet less useful for the specific category of dispute most likely to…
Russia's Lugovoy Law: No Real Change in Sight
Russian courts have respected arbitration clauses in two recent cases, but this does not indicate a fundamental change of course. Foreign companies…
Creditors Prevail Again: DC District Court Enforces Four ICSID Awards Against Spain
In two late-September opinions, the D.C. District Court enforced four International Centre for Settlement…
California 2026 Year in Review
As 2026 comes to a close, California employers face a mix of new laws, court decisions, and agency developments that will affect workplace policies…
International confidence grows in Saudi Arabia as an arbitral seat
Over the past few years, Saudi Arabia has worked hard to become a credible seat for commercial and investment disputes, both in the region and…
Workplace mediation: an idea whose time has finally come?
As employment lawyers, we spend a lot of our time dealing with workplace conflict. Sometimes that conflict takes the form of grievances…
シンガポール法律コラム 第３５回 シンガポールにおける仲裁判断および裁判判決の執行について
取引先との間で紛争が生じ、仲裁や裁判で「勝っ た」としても、相手が任意に支払わなければ、その…
When Arbitration Clauses Go Wrong
As proceedings before Poland’s courts become increasingly lengthy, entrepreneurs are more often turning to arbitration clauses in their contracts…
That’s what no one said: DIFC Court annuls award based on unpleaded findings
On 14 August 2026, the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”) Court of First Instance, in Princeton v Persephone ARB 015/2026 ARB 027/2026…
The 2026 Guernsey trust law reforms: A new era for trust dispute resolution
In Guernsey, trust disputes have traditionally been resolved by the Royal Court, which has developed a sophisticated body of trust jurisprudence and…
Akin Asks: The Middle East Disputes Podcast : Episode 1: "H.E. Chief Justice Wayne Martin, DIFC Courts"
For our inaugural Episode, we are delighted to welcome H.E. Chief Justice Wayne Martin of the DIFC Courts…
Where an Arbitration Clause Names Two Places, the Seat Must Be Ascertained from the Agreement Read as a Whole, in Which the Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause Cannot Be Ignored
Arcis Clean Energy Pvt. Ltd. (‘Appellant’) and Parshva Innovation (‘Respondent’) were parties to a “Franchise Agreement” dated 03.08.2023 (‘the…
The Second Circuit Joins Fellow Circuits in Extending Limitations on Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
On September 30, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit joined the Sixth and Ninth Circuits in their interpretation of the Ending…
The Bayeux Tapestry: threading the needle on art loans
The British Museum recently welcomed the 230-foot-long Bayeux Tapestry through its doors. It has been over 900 years since it was last on UK soil…
Arbitration clauses and consumer class actions - what the Plus500 decision means for Australian businesses
The Full Federal Court has confirmed that an arbitration clause in standard form consumer terms may be vulnerable to the unfair contract terms regime…