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Sharia-Compliant Finance: Can Sharia Be the Governing Law
Sharia-compatible finance is now one of the fastest growing sectors of international banking.[1] Its relevance is no longer confined to domestic…
Delhi High Court considers the limits of arbitral confidentiality under Section 42A
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a challenge under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (the Act”) to an ICC arbitral award in…
Can ADR help manage risk in volatile markets?
In the latest article for Construction Law's ADR series, we argue that timely use of ADR techniques can work collaborative magic in stressful times…
A Practical Guide to Arbitration in Thailand
In an increasingly globalised commercial landscape, resolving disputes efficiently, predictably, and cost-effectively is a priority for businesses…
The JV Friction Point Series: Structuring Joint Ventures for Stress, Not Harmony
You structured the deal carefully. Majority stake. Board control. Veto rights. Financial oversight. Yet, six months later, capital calls go unmet…
ICC 2025 Arbitration Statistics: Record Caseloads, Lower Values, and Growing Diversity
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published its 2025 arbitration and ADR statistics, confirming that with 894 new cases registered…
Changes to Mexican Judicial Reform Highlight the Importance of Proactive Investment Treaty Structuring
A 2024 constitutional amendment required that all federal and state judges in Mexico be chosen by democratic election. The…
ADR reforms in Public Works Contracts strengthen infrastructure delivery in Ireland
On 16 June 2026, the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation announced important amendments to…
General Newsletter - July 2026
SEBI issued a revised Master Circular consolidating all circulars issued under the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 up to 31 May…
The new DIHK Arbitration Court - an initial assessment after one and a half years
Dispute resolution How the new arbitration institution is positioning itself and what it means for small and medium-sized enterprises For just over…
What an $800 Million ICSID Award Against Türkiye Actually Maps in India
An ICSID tribunal has ordered Türkiye to pay roughly $800 million to Akfel Commodities and I-Systems Global over the state's 2016 seizure of Akfel…
DIFC Court of Appeal Sets Aside Key Parts of DIAC Arbitral Award in Historic First
In this Legal Update we examine a landmark ruling for the Dubai International Financial Centre (″DIFC″), OHEO BANK V PARKER [2025] DIFC CA 006 (24…
Construction and Engineering - Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure and Construction July 2026
Amendments have been made to Public Works contracts with the intent of improving dispute management in public…
Employment law: implied obligations and termination - takeaways from recent cases
In Singapore and other common law countries, an employment contract is not a purely commercial contract - it is considered a “relational contract”…
Inside the 2025 ICC dispute resolution statistics
The ICC‘s 2025 Dispute Resolution Statistics point to a market operating at scale, with sector, seat and procedural patterns that have held steady…
労働法：黙示の義務と解雇 ―最新の裁判例における重要ポイント
シンガポールをはじめとするコモン・ロー諸国において、雇用契約は単なる商業契約ではなく、当事者間の継続的な関係を含む「関係的契約（relational contract）」と考えられており、当事者…
English Court of Appeal confirms New York Convention ratification does not waive state immunity in enforcement proceedings
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd & Others v The Republic of India [2026] EWCA Civ 797, holding that India's…
The Quiet Trap of Learned Helplessness and How We Climb Out of It
In our earlier article, “Lessons From the Trenches on the Divorce Process,” we explored how fear can distort perception, narrow options and drive…
What Massachusetts Contractors and Developers Can Learn from Cannistraro v. Columbia Construction
On June 26, 2026 the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its decision in J.C. Cannistraro, LLC v. Columbia Construction Co.—a holding that…
Raise the Objection, Not the Expectation: Arbitral Tribunal need not decide Section 16 application first
Summary: A common misconception is that arbitral tribunals must decide every jurisdictional challenge under Section 16 of the Arbitration and…
Case brief: ASEAN LNG Trading Co. Ltd., now known as Petronas LNG. Ltd. versus Nishu Tours and Travels Ltd.
The judgment in Petronas LNG Ltd. (formerly ASEAN LNG Trading Co. Ltd.) v. Nishu Tours and Travels Ltd. (formerly Adani Energy Ltd.) was delivered by…
Court Finds TCPA Claim Not Within the Scope of Tomocredit’s Arbitration Provision and It Feels Like 2012 All Over Again
For a while there it was unclear whether TCPA claims were subject to arbitration in many jurisdictions. A case involving Jiffy Lube back in 2012 had…
SCCA issues Saudi Arabia’s first contribution to the UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
On 1 July 2026, the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) issued a country report covering arbitration in Saudi Arabia (Report). The Report…
Courts or Conference Rooms? Choosing Your Construction Dispute Battlefield
Disputes are always a risk in construction, and you may make decisions about how to resolve them years before any conflict arises. These decisions…
Beyond Memorials: Will AI Re-engineer Arbitration’s Written Phase?
Could a shared initial LLM-generated synthesis of issues and evidence do the organisational work of sequential memorials more efficiently, while…
German Disputes Bites - Arbitration vs Litigation: speed depends on lifecycle realities
One of the most persistent assumptions in commercial contracting is that arbitration is faster than litigation. Sometimes that is true. Sometimes it…
ICC Arbitration Rules 2026: what arbitrating parties need to know
On 15 December 2025, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Court reached a milestone when it registered its 30,000th case under the ICC…
Inside VIAC: Niamh Leinwather on International Arbitration, the VIACan Ambassador Network and Deepfake Evidence
In this Episode of Arbitration Acumen, J.P. Duffy speaks with Niamh Leinwather, secretary general of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC)…
Expert determination stands despite arbitration-like process
The threshold for setting aside an expert determination remains high. Disagreement with methodology or outcome cannot be recast as a process failure…
Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2026 Signed into Law
The Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2026 (2026 Act) was signed into law on 17 June 2026. The Act is relatively short in scope and amends the Arbitration…