Ex parte interim relief, which is temporary relief granted to a party without hearing the other(s), remains contentious in international arbitration. While recognized in most jurisdictions in…
In recent years, investment treaty arbitrations involving bankruptcy issues have been on the rise, reflecting the growing intersection between insolvency and international investment law. This…
President Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by a shift in the United States (“U.S.”) trade policy. The free trade policy adopted in U.S. foreign relations after World War II was replaced…
Confidentiality is one of the defining features of arbitration, but how far does that duty go—and when can information from one arbitration be used in another? In this article, we (i) examine the…
IntroductionOn May 30, 2025, an ICSID Tribunal rendered its award on damages in AES Corporation v. Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/02/17). The dispute arose from a series of measures adopted…
This article delves into the Devas v. Antrix dispute, which presents a nuanced perspective on the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. It highlights the Indian court’s concept of a…
The factual matrix of the recently issued Supreme Court of India (“SCI”) judgment in Disortho appears deceptively simple. One party to a Distributor Agreement (“Agreement”) sought to apply the Indian…
In the silence of coded chains and cryptographic consensus, a new form of adjudication has emerged—one that claims the name of “justice” without courts, robes, or borders. This is decentralised…
With effect from January 1, 2025, the German Institution of Arbitration (“DIS”) has introduced a thoroughly revised set of Sports Arbitration Rules (DIS-SportSchO). This marks the third version since…
In Acanthus Ltd v Watercare Services Ltd [2025] NZHC 479, the High Court of New Zealand (“High Court”) addressed jurisdiction issues in the context of multiple contracts relating to the same overall…
