Global Arbitration News

Capital is a business consulting firm that was founded by Ula Cartwright-Finch, a former lawyer at Linklaters and Herbert Smith Freehills with a PhD in cognitive neuroscience. The report named “The Usual Suspects: Deciphering Decision-Making in Arbitrator Selection” was presented at the ADR in Asia Conference organized by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) in

In a recent decision published on 11 January 2023, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) confirmed the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes’ (“ICSID”) decision upholding China’s objection regarding the arbitral tribunals’ jurisdiction (case no. 4A_172/2023 [in German], intended for official publication).

Factual background

The dispute at stake originated from ICSID arbitration proceedings seated

The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) recently published its new CRCICA Arbitration Rules, which have entered into force with effect from 15 January 2024 (the “2024 CRCICA Rules“).The CRCICA Arbitration Rules were last updated in 2011 and have now been revised to meet the needs of the evolving arbitration landscape in the

On January 1, 2024, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission’s (CIETAC) newly amended arbitration rules (the 2024 Rules) have taken effect. As compared with the previous version which had been implemented for more than 8 years (the 2015 Rules), the 2024 Rules have introduced a significant number of new rules. These revisions reflect the

In a recent General Assembly of the Dubai Court of Cassation (“Cassation Court”) case,[1] the Cassation Court has expressly reversed its previous position regarding the effects of a party’s failure to pay arbitration costs on the validity of the arbitration agreement. In accordance with Article 20 of Dubai Law No. 13 of 2016 on

In Therium Litigation Funding A IC v Bugsby Property LLC[1] the English Commercial Court had its first opportunity to consider the enforceability of Litigation Funding Agreements (“LFAs“) following the decision of the Supreme Court in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others[2] (“PACCAR “).

In

In G v N  [2023] HKCFI 3366, an arbitrator decided on illegality under Hong Kong law applying the wrong test. G sought to set aside the awards, among others, on the ground that they are in conflict with Hong Kong public policy on illegality, alternatively for the matter to be remitted to the arbitrator to