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…
Closing this year’s London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”), Skadden, in collaboration with One Essex Court, hosted a panel discussion titled “In Conversation With Clients: Achieving Client Goals…
Balancing the concurrent rights of sovereign states to regulate in their interest and of foreign investors to be afforded certain standards of protection when investing in a foreign jurisdiction…
On 4 June 2025, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer hosted a panel titled “Insurance Disputes in the Face of Global Change and Challenges” at London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”) 2025, examining…
May parties contractually dissociate the forum competent to adjudicate annulment proceedings from the seat of the arbitration? In other words, may they choose one city as the arbitral seat while…
The role of mediation as a dispute resolution mechanism was featured in various discussions during this year’s London International Dispute Week (“LIDW”). Across several sessions, panellists explored…
