2025 in Review

Like previous years, award creditors have continued to seek the aid of U.S. district courts to enforce arbitration awards against African states. This year in review post zooms in on this practice…

2025 witnessed mixed developments for the future of intra-European Union (“EU”) investment arbitration, that is, proceedings brought by an investor from one EU Member State against another EU Member…

2025 was an intensive year for the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”) Working Group III (“Working Group”), with deliberations and review in full swing. Building on the…

As part of the 2025 Year in Review series, this post highlights the most significant arbitration-related decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) in 2025 and further developments related…

In 2025, the Kluwer Arbitration Blog published two Pakistan-focused posts. Whilst this was in direct contrast to 2024, which saw a flurry of commentary on arbitration reform in Pakistan, the limited…

2025 has been another important year of arbitration developments in England and Wales (see here, here, and here) as well as in Ireland (see here). As part of the 2025 Year in Review series, this post…

2025 was marked by the continued integration and scrutiny of technology in arbitration. As artificial intelligence (“AI”) and other digital tools moved from novelty to normalised use, the arbitration…

The past year brought a significant maturation of the arbitration landscape in East and Central Asia, characterized by pivotal legislative enactments and the fortification of regional hubs. Most…

The Government of Japan has, for many years, pursued coordinated efforts to promote Japan as a seat for international arbitrations and encouraged the use of international arbitration in Japan…