In a year marked in France by the Paris Olympics and political instability, 2024 proved to be somewhat less eventful in terms of arbitration-related developments than previous ones (see 2023, 2022,…
In UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] UKSC 30 (UniCredit), the UK Supreme Court unanimously confirmed that anti-suit injunctions (ASIs) could be issued by English courts in support of…
Due process provisions meant to serve as a shield against arbitrary or unequal treatment may at times be transformed into swords by abusive parties to achieve precisely the consequences that such…
Despite the timid growth rate estimated at 1.9%, the lowest among all global regions, the year 2024 has been pivotal for commercial arbitration in Latin America, marked by significant legislative and…
Say that Party B sues Parties A and C in a court in Jurisdiction X, notwithstanding an arbitration agreement between Parties A and B that covers “all disputes, controversies or claims arising out of…
This past year brought significant developments in international arbitration across East and Central Asia, shaping the region’s dispute resolution landscape. China’s latest draft amendment to its…
The Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (“QICCA”) has recently introduced new arbitration rules, effective from 1 January 2025 (“2024 Arbitration Rules”). These revised rules…
Sir David Williams KC is an Associate Member of Bankside Chambers, Auckland, New Zealand. Sir David is a former Justice of the High Court of New Zealand, the High Court of the Cook Islands,…
2024 appeared to be one of the busiest years for investor-State dispute settlement (“ISDS”) reform, with significant advances in the United Nations Commission on Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”) Working Group…
The doctrine of sovereign immunity has long been a cornerstone of international law, shielding states from enforcement actions. Sovereign immunity can be subdivided in two: immunity from jurisdiction…
