Space is no longer the “final” frontier. It is now woven into the fabric of everyday life, with communications, navigation, weather forecasting, environmental reporting, emergency response and…
Contractual parties sometimes attempt to manipulate a counterparty into a repudiatory breach of the arbitration agreement, often as a means of exiting an unfavourable contract. These tactics were the…
Valuing a mine that has been expropriated before it ever produced anything remains a hotly contested area of international investment arbitration. This issue has particular relevance to Australia:…
Against a backdrop of rapidly evolving geopolitical conditions, companies are operating in an increasingly complex and uncertain environment. As states adopt more interventionist and nationalistic…
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) can undermine arbitral decision-making in two different ways. It can do too much of the arbitrator’s work, replacing the personal reasoning the parties selected the…
Reforms to international dispute resolution have generally focused on refining the two ends of its spectrum, the binding award and the consensual settlement. The SCC Arbitration Institute (“SCC”),…
Dr Michael Pryles AO PBM LLD is a distinguished international arbitrator based in Melbourne, Australia. Dr Pryles began his career in academia, ultimately becoming the Henry Bournes Higgins Professor…
The afternoon of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) Symposium 2026 saw delegates split into five concurrent breakout sessions, covering disputes involving China, India and the…
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) held the fifth edition of its Symposium on 24 August 2026, coinciding with Singapore Convention Week. The event fell in a landmark year for…
The 2026 International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Rules of Arbitration (the "2026 Rules", already discussed here) mark a quiet but significant procedural shift by removing the mandatory Terms of…
