Introduction In the past few years, there has been a visible focus on ensuring diversity, especially in terms of gender, in international arbitration (IA). This engagement has, arguably, assumed the…

…will we begin experiencing a true technological disruption of arbitration.   Disruption of arbitration The discussion kickstarted with a conversation on whether and to what extent arbitration could be disrupted…

arbitration from commercial arbitration in that regard: commercial arbitration tribunals regularly interpret standard construction or oil and gas contracts, just as investment arbitration tribunals routinely interpret investment treaties offering similar…

…domestic arbitration, an arbitration agreement shall be in writing to be valid, and for international arbitration, “an arbitration agreement shall not be subject to any requirements as to its form”…

…the Ninth Circuit case mentioned above appear willing to continue litigating the issue even though the underlying arbitration has concluded). Second, even if the parties to an underlying arbitration that…

…are: Careers in Arbitration, Mute-Off Thursdays, the Diversity Checklist, Women Way in Arbitration LATAM, Victoria Pernt’s myArbitration, breaking.through, the African Promise, SWAN (the Swedish Women in Arbitration Network), the Cross-Institutional…

The 2021 SIAC Congress held virtually on 10 September 2021 drew arbitration aspirants and practitioners from all over the globe, and sought to grapple with the key challenges of the…

…1, part 2, part 3and part 4).   Plenary Session | International Commercial Courts and International Arbitration – Friends or Rivals? In the 2021 Queen Mary International Arbitration Survey, 90%…

…this point, an April 2021 study of pre-arbitration procedural requirements by the Wuhan Arbitration Commission found that courts declined to support petitions to invalidate arbitration agreements on grounds the parties’…