What if a commercial dispute that would typically take years and cost millions of dollars could be resolved in days, not by a tribunal, but by a prediction market? International arbitration is facing…
Johannesburg Arbitration Week (JAW) 2026, held from 5–7 May, brought together leading practitioners and institutions to reflect on the evolving arbitration landscape across the continent. The…
The eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre (“eBRAM”) in Hong Kong aims to elevate arbitration and mediation services through online dispute resolution (“ODR”) and LawTech facilities—…
In her message, Listen to the Users!, incoming ASA President Andrea MEIER shines a spotlight on the very useful whitepaper on document production recently published by ASA’s User Council, which…
Wrapping up the latest developments for the past trimester of 2025, we note the announcement coming from ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes) on 17 October 2020 …
In his message, The Lame Duck’s Last Quack, outgoing ASA President Felix DASSER reflects on a rewarding six-year tenure leading the ASA, and expresses optimism for the association’s future…
The pressure to resolve international disputes faster and at lower cost has driven a significant shift in institutional thinking. Alongside formal arbitration and traditional ADR, a new…
Artificial Intelligence ("AI") has dominated the discourse of many law topics in recent years. This year’s Paris Arbitration Week ("PAW") was no exception, with several panels discussing the ethical…
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…
In 2011, the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) published its inaugural Guide to Arbitral Institutions in Latin America and an accompanying “Scoreboard.” That guide concluded that “[t]he…
