Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan is the inaugural President of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (“AIAC”) Court, appointed with effect from 1 January 2026. Prior to this appointment, she served as…
The International Games and Esports Tribunal (“IGET”) is a pioneering not-for-profit joint initiative by the Esports Integrity Commission (“ESIC”) and the World Intellectual Property Organization…
London International Disputes Week 2026 featured two thought-provoking discussions on the legal challenges facing the energy sector.The first, co-hosted by CMS and Twenty Essex, focused on Energy…
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, […] it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity” wrote Charles Dickens at the opening of A Tale of Two Cities (1859). Spanish…
The first trimester of 2026 came in full force with news and developments in the field of international arbitration with an early January announcement from the Silicon Valley Arbitration &…
As recently noted in this blog, the European Commission published its long-awaited draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems on 19 May 2026. As part of the consultation…
The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice (“SCJN”) issued on February 10, 2026 a landmark ruling in the Amparo en Revisión 60/2025 which considered the new national framework for alternative dispute…
On 1 June 2026, the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) 2026 Arbitration Rules (the “ICC Rules”) entered into force. Among the less-discussed provisions sits a structural novelty. Under…
A little over two years ago – shortly after the EU AI Act of June 2024 (the “Act”) was adopted by the European Parliament – I wrote a post on this blog entitled “We Need to Talk About … the EU AI Act…
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…
