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Interviews with Our Editors: Opening Australian Arbitration Week with Michael Pryles, a Heavyweight of International Arbitration in Australia

October 12, 2026

Dr Michael Pryles AO PBM LLD is a distinguished international arbitrator based in Melbourne, Australia. Dr Pryles began his career in academia, ultimately becoming the Henry Bournes Higgins Professor…

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Chengdong Xing (Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Shenzhen Representative Office) for YSIAC

SIAC Symposium 2026 Part 2: Artificial Intelligence and the Business of Resolving Disputes

October 11, 2026

The afternoon of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) Symposium 2026 saw delegates split into five concurrent breakout sessions, covering disputes involving China, India and the…

Xin Liu (Freshfields) for YSIAC

SIAC Symposium 2026 Part 1: Rule of Law, Resilience, and the New Playbook for a Fractured World

October 10, 2026

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) held the fifth edition of its Symposium on 24 August 2026, coinciding with Singapore Convention Week. The event fell in a landmark year for…

Rayanne Assaf

The ICC Rules 2026 and the Decline of Terms of Reference

October 9, 2026

The 2026 International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Rules of Arbitration (the "2026 Rules", already discussed here) mark a quiet but significant procedural shift by removing the mandatory Terms of…

Fahad bin Tariq

Can Pakistan Build an International Commercial Court on an Arbitration Act From 1940?

October 8, 2026

The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan proposed a constitutional modification on July 20, 2026, at its 49th meeting, adding a new Article 212-A to create the International Commercial Court of…

Param Khandekar (NALSAR University of Law)

Revisiting State Responsibility in CAS Arbitration: Lessons from Semenya v Switzerland

October 6, 2026

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) is the final body for dispute resolution in international sports arbitration. However, CAS is a private body primarily governed by Swiss law (Article R45 of…

Georgia Quick, William Hettrick (Ashurst Perkins Coie) for Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA)

Why So Green? The Move Towards More Sustainable Arbitrations and How ACICA's Sustainability Protocol Will Get Us There

October 5, 2026

Sustainability is a topic of considerable interest in present times. Governments and businesses alike have introduced various measures in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions and…