The inaugural Riyadh International Disputes Week (“RIDW”), commencing on 3 March 2024, is a milestone event for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) and the disputes field, uniting key players in the…
India ADR Week ("IAW") 2023 was hosted by the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration ("MCIA") across three cities – Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai. Gathering over 700 attendees from a cross-section…
The General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore (“SGHC”) in the matter of Beltran, Julian Morena and another v. Terraform Labs Pte Ltd and others [2023] SGHC 340 recently…
The Indian arbitration bar was waiting for an important judgment of a 7-judge bench of the Indian Supreme Court (“Judgment”), which reviewed its own earlier judgment in NN Global Mercantile Private…
On 22 November 2023, the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (“CBAr”) and the Brazilian Association of Jurimetrics (“ABJ”) officially launched the final report on the Arbitration Observatory project (“…
On 1 November 2023, the Grand Chamber of the Ukrainian Supreme Court – the highest judicial body in the country – opined on the extension of the arbitration clause to non-signatories in its judgement…
On a theoretical level, the ultimate source of an arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction is the parties’ consent to refer disputes to arbitration. The source of authority of individual members of a…
On 6 November 2023, the United States ("US") District Court of New Orleans, Louisiana (“Louisiana Court") rendered a decision on the enforceability of a DIFC-LCIA arbitration clause. The Louisiana…
Over the last year, the potential for Generative AI in the legal services market has shaken the legal profession. While its impacts are not yet fully understood, many believe that it will transform…
In 2023, investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) reform has been influenced by growing concerns over climate change and state responsibility. This global shift is reflected in numerous requests for…
