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…
The fifth edition of the Bucharest Arbitration Days ("BArD") took place on 6 and 7 June 2024. It set out to highlight recent critical developments in international arbitration. The first day focused…
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 …
International arbitration is a constantly evolving field, shaped by global shifts, technological advancements, and changing expectations. On 31 August 2023 and 1 September 2023, the ICAL Alumni…
Independence and impartiality of an arbitral tribunal has been fundamental to arbitration and was recently re-emphasized by major decisions in common law jurisdictions including by the UK …
On 10 October 2022, the Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (“PCA”) accepted a challenge brought by Venezuela against the appointment of the Claimant's appointee, Dr. Wolfgang…
The Seoul ADR Festival (“SAF”) 2022, conducted by the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, was held between 7-11 November 2022. The 11th Asia-Pacific ADR Virtual Conference, the flagship conference…
On 27 November 2020, the U.K. Supreme Court in Halliburton Company v. Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd (formerly known as Ace Bermuda Insurance Ltd) [2020] UKSC 48 ruled on the approach under English law…
The ruling given on 25 February 2020 (‘Ruling’) by the High Court of Lagos State in Nigeria (‘Lagos High Court’), setting aside an award in the case of Global Gas and Refinery Limited (‘Global Gas’)…
