The International Bar Association has recently revised its guidelines on Conflicts of interest in International Arbitration (the “2024 IBA Guidelines” or “Guidelines”) (see here). The 2024 IBA…
Another trip around the Sun has brought a wealth of notable developments. Courts across Canada have addressed a multitude of issues, including challenges to arbitrators due to reasonable apprehension…
What happens when an arbitrator refuses to answer fundamental questions about their impartiality that only they can address? Questions like, "Have you received any promises or gifts from any of the…
The chasm between the Section 1782 and arbitration worlds just got wider. In Webuild S.p.A. v. WSP USA Inc. (“Webuild S.p.A.”), the Second Circuit determined that a tribunal in an arbitration…
In February 2024, the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association (“IBA”) released a revised version of the IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration (the …
On October 31, Paris Arbitration hosted a conference on the choice of Paris as the seat in international arbitration, and its far-reaching implications. The conference, taking place in the heart of…
Practitioners from Canada and around the world gathered in Toronto from October 16-18, 2023, for the fourth iteration of CanArb Week. The week opened with a keynote address from Canada’s Ambassador…
This might not be a secret: the Singapore courts recently issued two decisions in June 2023 about confidentiality in the international arbitration context.
The first, The Republic of India v Deutsche…
Despite being a relatively young market at just over 20 years old, Brazilian arbitration has experienced rapid growth. As of 2020, Brazil ranked second in the number of arbitrations filed with the…
