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AI-Driven Damages in Arbitration: Promise or Peril? A Debate Recap from CIAW 2025
At California International Arbitration Week 2025, Young CalArb and the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center - Young Professionals…
Court disagrees with a UNCITRAL tribunal and rules that the tribunal has jurisdiction in an investor-state dispute over a cancelled bauxite mining and aluminium production deal
The Commercial Court has ruled that a UNCITRAL tribunal was wrong to decline jurisdiction over an investor-state claim. In doing so, it disagreed…
The Arbiter International Disputes Newsletter - Summer 2025
The Technology and Construction Court has decided a major dispute arising out of an IT project. Two points of interest were dealt with by the Judge…
Whether to Litigate or Arbitrate Insurance Disputes-Key Issues, Tips, and Potential Pitfalls
Together with Fountain Court Chambers, our speakers, including in-house counsel for FedEx, explored key considerations, practical tips, and potential…
When Delay Defeats Justice
CAM Comment: This blog aims to highlight the need for litigants seeking timely remedies to avoid protracted and stale litigation. It also focusses on…
Delhi High Court Arbitration Rules 2023: Codifying a Way Forward, Streamlined Procedural Directives and Push for Institutional Arbitration
The Indian arbitration regime continues to struggle with a fundamental paradox: on one hand, there is the vigorous push towards promoting arbitration…
The Device: A history and a possible future for class actions — Part 3: Contraction, adaptation, and the road ahead
Parts 1 and 2 of this series traced the historical evolution of class actions in the United States, from their equitable roots and…
A Corp V Firm B: The Abc Of Arbitral Confidentiality
In the recent judgment in A Corp v Firm B [2025] EWHC 1092 (Comm), the High Court of England and Wales set out an elucidating analysis of the extent…
What a Cargo of Wheat Can Teach Us About Jurisdiction, Justice, and the Art of Drafting Contracts
In the pantheon of arbitration appeals, achieving success under Sections 67, 68, and 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 in a single case is rather like…
Court dismisses allegations of apparent bias against arbitrator
In a detailed judgment, the Commercial Court has reconfirmed the high threshold for successfully challenging a maritime arbitration award on the…
Draft Arbitration Rules of PMAC: A New Chapter in European Patent Dispute Resolution
On 4 June 2025, the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre of the Unified Patent Court (Centre) launched a public consultation to gather feedback on…
Switzerland - Arbitration friendly approach to confidentiality in setting-aside proceedings
In a recent decision (BGer 4A_605/2024), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirmed that the special interests underlying arbitration proceedings must…
Disputes 180 Episode 5: Arbitration Act 2025: Big Changes or Business as Usual?
In this Episode, we examine the impact of the new Arbitration Act and how it will benefit London-seated arbitrations. Hear from International…
US Supreme Court Rejects "Minimum Contacts" Requirement Under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act In Action To Enforce An Arbitration Award
In a unanimous decision on June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a Ninth Circuit decision declining to enforce a US$ 1.3…
When Arbitration Secrets Cross Continental Divides: The Commercial Court’s Latest Take on Confidentiality
In the world of arbitration, where the same cast of characters regularly appears on different stages, the question of who knows what - and who can…
South Africa's SCA Reinforces Judicial Support for Arbitration Agreements
Emerging arbitration jurisdictions often face challenges in establishing themselves as credible and reliable seats for international arbitration with…
English Commercial Court Clarifies the Legal Effect of Related Sequential Contracts with Overlapping Arbitration Clauses
The underlying dispute concerned two contracts for the same cargo of wheat. CAFI Commodity & Freight Integrators DMCC (CAFI) was the buyer and GTCS…
High Court clarifies the availability of pre-mediation class closure: Lendlease v Pallas
Pallas clarifies the uncertainty regarding pre-mediation group member registration procedures - a critical tool in the efficient conduct and…
The Future of Legal Finance in International Arbitration: III Nivalion Summit Report
Legal finance has established itself as a cornerstone of modern dispute resolution, transforming the way parties and their counsel approach risk…
Switzerland and Chile enter into new Bilateral Investment Treaty
On 3 June 2025, Switzerland and Chile signed a new bilateral investment treaty (2025 Switzerland-Chile BIT or BIT). Chile is one of the most…
Sweden: Non-Compete Clauses in Light of Recent Rulings
In two recent rulings, the Swedish Arbitration Board for Inventorship and Non-Competition Disputes found that two non-compete clauses were not…
Arbitrating private wealth disputes
There has been a considerable rise in private wealth in recent years, from high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and family businesses, through private…
Court decides UNCITRAL tribunal has jurisdiction over investment treaty dispute
This was a claim brought by Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA), the investment arm of the Government of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE against the…
David L. Lillehaug, Retired Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, Joins JAMS in Minneapolis
Minneapolis - JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that David L…
중재에서 AI 활용 관련 유의점
최근 인공지능(Artificial Intelligence, “AI”) 기술이 급격한 속도로 발전하면서 이로 인한 기회뿐 아니라 그 위험성에 대해서도 각계에서 주목하고 있고, 법조계도 예외가 아닙니다. 미국 변호사가 ChatGPT가 알려준 ‘가짜 판례’를 법원에…
Another Published California Appellate Decision Finds Waiver of Right to Arbitrate Due to Untimely Payment of Fees, Ahead of California Supreme Court Ruling on Same Issue
A recent decision from the Second District California Court of Appeal highlights the importance of employers making timely payments of arbitration…
CPD Seminar at H.Y. Leung & Co featuring Ben Lam and Raphael Leung
Parkside Chambers was pleased to contribute to an engaging CPD session at H.Y. Leung & Co, LLP Solicitors featuring our members Benjamin Lam and…
New California statute raises questions for consumer arbitration provisions, but the spectre of potential federal preemption looms large
California Senate Bill No. 940, which became effective January 1, 2025, places significant restrictions on arbitration provisions affecting…
AAAi Podcast: Exploring how legal systems are changing in an Unruly World
In Episode 13 of the AAAi Podcast, Bridget McCormack and Zach Abramowitz sat down with Sean West, cofounder of Hence Technologies and author of…
Collateral damage for US/EU/UK companies? How Russia’s anti-sanctions litigation policy threatens cross-border dispute resolution in Kazakhstan
Russia's aggressive anti-sanctions judicial policy is reshaping the legal landscape of cross-border dispute resolution. By routinely…