On 21 January 2026, the European Commission (“EC”) launched an in-depth investigation into the EUR 61 million ICSID award (plus interest) issued in favour of the Maltese investor ACF Renewable Energy…
On 8 April 2026, Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (Superior Tribunal de Justiça, "STJ") decided REsp No. 2,210,332/SC, a case that required it to answer a deceptively simple question: when,…
Ireland was recently announced as the EMEA hub for the ICDR. The arguments in its favour are obvious. Ireland is one of only two English-speaking EU members. It is home to many multinational…
The Dutch Arbitration Association will hold its annual conference, the Dutch Arbitration Day (“DAD”), on 18 June 2026. The DAD will take place in the H’ART Museum in Amsterdam and bring together…
29 April 2026 marked twelve years since the first publicly known emergency arbitrator decision in an investment‑treaty case—TSIKInvest LLC v. Republic of Moldova—entered the public domain. …
2026 PAW: Neutrality and Efficiency in Arbitration: New Dimensions in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape The 10th edition of Paris Arbitration Week (“PAW”) saw no shortage of…
In late March 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Petersen Energía Inversora S.A.U. v. Argentine Republic reversed a record-breaking $16.1 billion judgment against the Republic…
Switzerland is a global hub for arbitration, where parties enjoy broad procedural freedom and awards are subject to a fast, single-instance review by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ("SFSC”), a…
On 1 June 2026, the ICC's newly revised Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”) entered into force. They constitute a far-reaching overhaul of the ICC’s arbitration framework. The Terms of Reference are…
The 4th ITA Conference on International Arbitration in the Mining Sector was held in Toronto on March 4-5, 2026. The conference panels explored the lifecycle of risk in the mining and natural…
