For almost two decades, the State of Israel has been an active member of the UN Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”), with participation from both state officials as well as private…
On March 21, 2018, the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area ("AfCFTA") was adopted. It came into force on 30 May 2019. 54 African Union ("AU") Member States have signed it,…
In 2019, a blog post discussed the push in Kyrgyzstan towards expanding the scope of arbitrable disputes. This trend has continued with the recent Tax Code reform, which allows tax disputes to be…
The French Supreme Court (“Cour de cassation”) has ruled (1st February 2023, No. 21-25.024) that the breach of a mediation clause is not a matter of jurisdiction and as such cannot lead to the…
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Last month, the historically prominent city of Lahore, placed itself on the map among other global hotspots for international dispute resolution-focused events, Pakistan…
Knowledge and information with respect to international dispute resolution processes are mostly limited to our own experiences, the jurisdictions we operate in, or the cases we deal with in various…
Nigeria’s 35-year-old Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1988 (the “Old Act”) was finally repealed and replaced by the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 (the “New Act”) following presidential assent…
Gustavo Piedrahita is an attorney with more than 15 years of professional experience. He received his law degree (LLB) from Universidad de la Sabana in Colombia and has a master’s degree in corporate…
On March 31, 2023, the Dispute Resolution Interest Group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) hosted the session “Reforming Substantive Investment Law: How Should We Do It?” during the…
The development of arbitration and its associated regulatory practices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) began with the enactment of the 2012 KSA Arbitration Law (“2012 Law”) in March 2012. Ten…
