Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the European Union's (“EU”) subsequent tightening of Russia sanctions, Western parties to international arbitration proceedings involving Russian…
Can an arbitral tribunal revisit issues of liability after rendering an interim award in bifurcated proceedings? This was the question put to the High Court of Australia (the “Court”) in CBI…
On 3 December 2024, the Energy Charter Conference (“Conference”) officially adopted the modernised version of the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT” or “Treaty”), following an agreement in principle…
This post is concerned with the potential comparison between the fair and equitable ("FET") standard and the rule against abuse of rights (“AR”), as regulated under municipal private law systems (…
During the 2024 Olympic Games, as the public watched world-class athletes perform, international arbitration came into the spotlight. The decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) to “…
In Republic of India v CCDM Holdings (2024 QCCA 1620), the Quebec Court of Appeal (“the Court”) recently confirmed that India had waived its immunity from enforcement and reinstated a pre-judgment…
Following the Blog’s established tradition, this post provides an overview of key developments in the field of arbitration in a selection of jurisdictions in Eastern Europe. This year’s highlights…
In modern arbitration proceedings, most evidence goes through a digital process before reaching the eyes of decision-makers. Physical documents are scanned, processed with Optical Character…
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…
This is the sixth consecutive year that we, either together or separately, have reported on trends at the intersection of human rights and international investment arbitration from the prior year (…
