The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”) recently issued a decision that may significantly influence the legal treatment of third-party funding in Brazil. In essence, this ruling not only…
In 2025, commercial arbitration in Latin America reached a turning point, shaped by uneven economic recovery, increased political division, and ongoing discussions about the legitimacy of the…
2025 marked a year of consolidation and innovation for arbitration in Southeast Asia. Across the region, legislative reform, revised institutional rules, and a growing body of significant awards and…
This story begins with efficiency. An arbitral tribunal, overwhelmed by thousands of pages of submissions and expert reports, turns to an AI system to generate insights and streamline its…
In common law legal systems, the doctrine of “privity of interest” is a narrow exception to the general rule that only parties to an arbitration are bound by the award. If it can be established that…
International arbitration stands at the threshold of another profound inflection point—one beyond artificial intelligence (“AI”). Even as practitioners and institutions grapple with the current and…
On 30 June 2025, the tribunal in ICSID Case No. ARB/20/46 (“Tribunal”) issued its final award (“Award”), ordering the Republic of Peru (“Peru”) to pay USD 40 million to a Canadian investor, Lupaka…
On August 12, 2025, Kyrgyzstan adopted a new Law on Investments (№ 198) that introduces reforms to the resolution of investment disputes. A key feature of this legislation is a multi-stage dispute…
On 27 November 2025, Queen Mary University of London hosted the 11th Annual EFILA lecture, sponsored by Control Risks. The lecture was delivered by Professor Maxi Scherer, who is “an Artificial…
In the past decade, Myanmar has made efforts to renew its archaic legal framework for arbitration. Myanmar acceded to the New York Convention 1958 in 2013, and also adopted a new Arbitration Law…
