In the last few years, investment and trade in arms and dual-use technologies have grown (and are expected to increase further) due to the escalation of geopolitical tensions and the “rearm”…
Montesquieu cautioned in the Spirit of Laws (1748) that “unnecessary laws weaken necessary ones”. Spain’s Ley Orgánica 1/2025 (the “LO 1/2025”) illustrates this point. In pursuit of efficiency, LO…
So, how did you go on the 2026 ICCA Arbitration Quiz? See the answers to the questions below. Score yourself to see whether you are a true arbitration nerd or need to brush up on your arbitration…
Ecuador’s signing of the Ecuador‑UAE BIT has placed the Constitutional Court once again at the center of the country’s attempt to foster international investments. On March 30, the Constitutional…
This post reports on the topics discussed during the panels held on the last day of ICCA Madrid 2026, the 27th ICCA Congress held from 12 to 15 April, addressing the theme International Arbitration:…
On 13 April 2026 at the 27th ICCA Congress, Wolters Kluwer and the Kluwer Arbitration Blog hosted the third edition of the Kluwer Arbitration Quiz Live. Sponsored by Kluwer Law, the quiz is the world…
This post reports on the topics discussed during the panels held on the second day of ICCA Madrid 2026, the 27th ICCA Congress held from 12 to 15 April and addressing the theme International…
The first full-day of ICCA Madrid 2026, held under the overarching theme International Arbitration: Local, Global or Both?, set the tone for the ICCA Congress (“Congress”) grappling with the central…
During Paris Arbitration Week 2026 (PAW), White & Case LLP hosted a the panel Concession Contracts in Times of Energy Transition: Arbitrating Complex Disputes in a Fragmented Regulatory Landscape…
Can an award be set aside because of a delayed decision by the arbitrator?In principle, yes — but only where the delay has a demonstrable adverse effect on the reasoning of such an award. The Indian…
