As part of the final day of London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”) 2025, Atkin Chambers and CMS hosted a panel titled “Interim Relief and Other Skirmishes – An Arbitration Practitioner’s…
On July 15, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1903, which makes two major updates to existing California law helping to ensure that the state remains a sought-after destination for…
Arbitration in Mainland China offers many of the same advantages as arbitration in other jurisdictions, with lower costs and faster resolution. Still, foreign parties rarely choose arbitration in…
For decades, Italy was one of the very few countries in the world that prohibited arbitrators from granting interim relief. The situation changed in 2022 with the so-called “Cartabia” Reform, named…
In an attempt to modernize Pakistan’s legal regime on arbitration, the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan assembled the Arbitration Law Review Committee (the “ALRC”), and tasked it to prepare a…
On November 8, 2024, the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress released for public comment the draft amendment to the PRC Arbitration Law (“2024 Draft”) after its first review…
On 12 July 2024, more than 25 years after adopting its current arbitration law, the German government agreed on a draft reform law (“Draft Law”). It is based on a White Paper issued in April 2023 …
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) recently delivered a judgment which, while dealing primarily with the issue of bank guarantees, serves as a window into a Paris-seated ICC arbitration between a…
Hong Kong and Singapore often take the top spots as the preferred arbitral seats in Asia and globally. These two seats share many similarities: they are both known for their arbitration friendly…
