In June of 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, which settled an important circuit court split with significant relevance to arbitrations. In Coinbase, the Supreme Court considered whether a U.S. federal district court proceeding is automatically stayed during an interlocutory appeal of a denial of a motion to…

On 15 September 2023, the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) reformed the legal framework governing arbitration. Under the recently issued Federal Law No. (15) of 2023 (“Amendment Law”), specific amendments have been introduced to key articles of the Federal Arbitration Law No. (6) of 2018 (“UAE Arbitration Law”), a legislation comprising of 61 articles which stands…

As the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 (AMA) reshapes the legal landscape of dispute resolution in Nigeria, one of its remarkable provisions is the establishment of the Award Review Tribunal (ART). At Kluwer Arbitration Blog, posts have already been published that provide an overview of the AMA and more insights into the ART. To recall,…