In a significant decision issued on 24 June 2024 (Case No. 200 of 2023), the Bahraini Court of Cassation ("Court of Cassation") reaffirmed the centrality of arbitral autonomy by upholding the…
In a recent decision of 27 January 2025, in Baker Hughes Saudi Arabia Company Limited v. Dynamic Industries, Incorporated & Ors, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“COA”)…
Unilateral option clauses ("UOCs"), also known as asymmetric or split arbitration clauses, grant one party the exclusive right to choose between litigation and arbitration while binding the other…
Unilateral arbitration clauses (also referred to as asymmetrical arbitration clauses) have been the subject of considerable debate as they typically involve granting one party the right to choose…
The latest 2024 arbitration rules of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (“CRCICA”) have been in force since 15 January 2024 (“2024 CRCICA Rules”). As discussed in a…
The Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) region entered 2024 amidst continuing political and economic instability. In spite of these challenging circumstances, the past year brought significant…
The Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (“QICCA”) has recently introduced new arbitration rules, effective from 1 January 2025 (“2024 Arbitration Rules”). These revised rules…
To emerge from a fragile post-conflict situation, a state must undergo a process of reconstruction. Such a process begins with a peace agreement, a ceasefire agreement, or other cessation of…
With giga-projects at the forefront of its construction industry, the eyes of international contractors and foreign investors alike are on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”). But as with all…
