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Elena Murashko , Daria Tokareva (Dyakin, Gortsunyan and Partners)

From Tweets to Challenges: Social Media and the Expanding Scope of Bias Allegations

September 26, 2025

The rise of social networks has provided parties with unprecedented tools to assess the impartiality and independence of arbitrators. An arbitrator’s activity on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter …

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Gitanjali Bajaj (DLA Piper) , Claire Robertson (DLA Piper) , Paivi Adeniyi (DLA Piper)

Beyond the Timor Sea: Timor-Leste’s Accession to the Permanent Court of Arbitration

September 25, 2025

On 22 July 2024, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (“Timor-Leste”) deposited its accession to the 1907 Hague Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Through its Act of…

Harsh Mahaseth (O.P. Jindal Global University) , Jasmine Kaushik

Converging Paths: Mediation’s Rise Under the 2025 SIAC Arbitration Rules and the Singapore Convention

September 24, 2025

On January 1, 2025, the 7th Edition of the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”; “2025 SIAC Rules”) came into effect, replacing the 6th Edition of the SIAC…

Xuanxuan Liu

Balancing Natural Justice and Urgency in Ex Parte Emergency Interim Relief: The SIAC Rules 2025 as a Blueprint?

September 23, 2025

Ex parte interim relief, which is temporary relief granted to a party without hearing the other(s), remains contentious in international arbitration. While recognized in most jurisdictions in…

Bajar Scharaw (CMS)

Navigating Bankruptcy in Investment Treaty Arbitration: The Emerging Intersection with Insolvency Law

September 22, 2025

In recent years, investment treaty arbitrations involving bankruptcy issues have been on the rise, reflecting the growing intersection between insolvency and international investment law. This…

Roberto Castro de Figueiredo

Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Policy, Multinationals, and Investment Treaties

September 19, 2025

President Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by a shift in the United States (“U.S.”) trade policy. The free trade policy adopted in U.S. foreign relations after World War II was replaced…

Mohammed Reza , Hugo Lam (Withers KhattarWong) , Lorraine Lee (Withers KhattarWong )

Confidentiality in Arbitration: Lessons from England and a Singapore Perspective

September 18, 2025

Confidentiality is one of the defining features of arbitration, but how far does that duty go—and when can information from one arbitration be used in another? In this article, we (i) examine the…