On 26 July 2024, the Russian Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling (the “Ruling”) outlining a novel stance on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. This jurisprudential shift,…
In Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. v. Cypress Semiconductor Corp., No. 22-mc-80313-VKD, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97717 (N.D. Cal. June 5, 2023), the court ruled that arbitration was proper for the parties.…
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is the buzzword of the day. It has crept into every pore of society, and arbitration has not evaded this trend. The main question raised by commentators and the public…
Ethiopia has been on the pursuit of market liberalization in an effort to boost economic growth. We have been witnessing a wave of new laws in Ethiopia with significant implications to a market that…
On 12 July 2024, the Dutch Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) rendered its much anticipated decision on whether clauses providing for mediation as a procedural step before arbitration (or court…
The recent decision by the Bahrain Court of Cassation (“COC”) in Case No. 31 of 2023, issued on 8 January 2024 (“COC Judgment”), marks a significant development in the application of arbitration…
What happens when an arbitrator refuses to answer fundamental questions about their impartiality that only they can address? Questions like, "Have you received any promises or gifts from any of the…
We are happy to inform you that the latest issue of the journal is now available and includes the following contributions:
Markus Burgstaller & Dmytro Galagan, Contributory Fault in…
The Institute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA), in collaboration with the ITA Board of Reporters, is happy to inform you that the latest ITA Arbitration Report was published: a free email…
Through Ruling No. 3232-19-EP/24, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court (“Court”) settled a long-standing discussion and confirmed that recognition prior to the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards is an…
