On 17 April 2025, in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd and Others v. the Republic of India [2025] EWHC 964 (Comm), the Commercial Court in London handed down a landmark judgment that is reverberating in the…
The high costs of international arbitration create a playing field where financial strength often determines the outcome rather than legal merit. For claimants facing well-funded corporations or…
Amidst the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, I represented a Chinese trader (“B”) ensnared in a supply chain dispute that exposed a glaring void in arbitration practice. B, bound by a back-to-back…
On 7 May 2025, over 300 participants gathered in Stuttgart, Germany for the annual Spring Conference of the German Arbitration Institute (“DIS”) entitled “The Revolution of Arbitration – Is…
Where the terms of an arbitration prescribe the “seat” or “place” of the arbitration to be Jurisdiction A, but the parties choose to conduct the arbitration in Jurisdiction B, is judicial review of…
The unappealable finality of arbitral awards underpins its widespread acceptance as a dispute resolution mechanism, yet courts retain a narrow gatekeeping role to prevent outcomes that violate…
The future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”) was a key topic of discussion at several events during London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”). Two panels, in particular, explored how…
The thirty-three identical towers that once loomed over St. Louis, Missouri, collapsed in a grey cloud of dust. They were once the future. In the 1950s, rationalist architect Minoru Yamasaki…
As part of the final day of London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”) 2025, Atkin Chambers and CMS hosted a panel titled “Interim Relief and Other Skirmishes – An Arbitration Practitioner’s…
In Fiambalá Solar S.A. c/Compañía Administradora del Mercado Mayorista Eléctrico, the Court of Appeals on Commercial Matters of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina (“Court of Appeals”), ruled that…
