Change is in the air: The English Arbitration Act 2025 (the "2025 Act") is a significant and timely piece of legislation, which, in the words of the UK Ministry of Justice, will "turbocharge UK's…
It is difficult to ignore the elephant in the room: Defaulting DIFC-LCIA arbitration clauses to the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (“DIAC”) pursuant to Decree No. 34/2021 Concerning the Dubai…
Fourteen years on from the enacting of the 2011 Decree which serves as the framework for French arbitration legislation, the work has begun to modernise the law, preserve its singularity, and enhance…
This article discusses the difference in the nature of the immunity granted to arbitrators under the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act (“ACA”), as compared to the U.K. Arbitration Act (“AA”).…
The Russian Constitutional Court in its ruling of 29 April 2025 No. 999-O refused to consider the constitutionality of Articles 248.1 and 248.2 of the Russian Arbitrazh Procedure Code (“APC RF”) (a.k…
Three recent decisions of the Singapore Court of Appeal (“Court”) offer instructive guidance on natural justice and infra petita challenges against arbitral awards. Palm Grove Beach Hotels Pvt Ltd v…
On 13 June 2025, the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (“AMINZ”) convened its annual Arbitration Day, reaffirming New Zealand’s reputation as an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction…
Following the Arab Spring, there has been a hiatus in Egypt regarding the conclusion of bilateral investment treaties ("BITs"), except for the 2014 Mauritius BIT. Since then, Egypt has been hit with…
Third time’s a charm—on 6 May 2025, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) hosted its conference in Manila, the Philippines for the third consecutive year. The number of Philippine…
The long-standing debate in India on the scope of judicial intervention under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Act”), specifically, whether the courts can modify awards, or…
