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Challenging Arbitral Awards in the Abu Dhabi Global Market: Statutory Framework, Waivers and Emerging Jurisprudence
Arbitration seated in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) operates within a carefully constructed legislative framework designed to preserve the…
Alexandra Bach Lagos, Esq., Joins JAMS in Miami
Experienced mediator and complex civil litigator joins JAMS as a mediator, arbitrator and court-appointed neutral (special magistrate)…
AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules Revisited: What Businesses Should Be Watching in 2026
More than a year has passed since the American Arbitration Association (AAA) significantly revised its Consumer Arbitration Rules and Mediation…
Ontario Court Confirms the Fundamental Principles of Neutrality and Fairness in Arbitration
Parties choose arbitration for its flexibility, confidentiality, relative expediency and the ability to select an arbitrator with commercial…
Abu Dhabi Judiciary Swears in Sixty-One Mediators for Commercial and Civil Disputes
On 12 October 2026, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (“ADJD”) announced that sixty-one mediators for civil and commercial disputes had taken the…
California Court Of Appeal Finds That An Employment Arbitration Agreement Entered Into “Freely And Voluntarily” Actually Was Forced, Illegal, And Invalid Under California Law
On October 22, 2026, the California Court of Appeal held in Molina, et al. v. Triumph Residential Services, Inc., Case No…
公众人物如何应对网络言论侵权
我们生活在互联网的时代，数字信息与互联网技术的迅猛发展，一方面扩大了言论自由的范围和场域，人民群众有更便捷、更多元化的表达方式、能更广泛地参与公共议题的讨论与公共事务的监督，另一方面由于网…
Arbitration Agreement Put to Death
In 2022, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) became law. The EFAA allows a plaintiff who alleges conduct…
Mediation in the DIFC: A Strengthened Framework for Commercial Settlement
Mediation has long formed part of the DIFC Courts’ approach to dispute resolution. Part 27 of the Rules of the DIFC Courts (“RDC”) provides for…
Substance Over Form: Cayman Islands Court Stays Specific Performance Claim in Favour of Hong Kong Arbitration
In TB Mgmt LLC & Ors v Taibang Biological Ltd [2026] CIGC (FSD) 83, the Cayman Islands Grand Court (the “Court”) stayed a Cayman Islands proceeding…
Arbitration Update: Lost in Drafting? Making Sense of an Ambiguous Arbitration Clause
Does a requirement to refer a dispute to arbitration “within forty-five (45) days” impose a strict deadline, such that missing it brings the right to…
The "Man in the Arena" is not supposed to be the arbitrator: Ontario Superior Court removes arbitrator whose cross-examination of witnesses gave rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias
Commercial arbitration offers many advantages. One of them is the parties’ ability to choose their own process and decision-maker. While arbitrators…
Latin America in transition: the YPF reversal, Argentina’s RIGI regime and Brazil’s arbitration reforms
The defining characteristic of Latin America is evolution. In Argentina, the tension runs both ways: enforcement against the State remains difficult…
What Makes a Good Business Valuation Expert
Business valuations can shape decisions with serious consequences — what a company sells for, what a court awards, what an estate owes. The number…
CJEU construes scope of prohibition on indirectly making available funds to sanctioned entity within context of enforcement of arbitration award
This was a reference from the Cour de cassation, France, for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on a…
Grand Court Sees Through “Specific Performance” Label And Stays Redemption Claim In Favour Of HKIAC Arbitration
In a judgment delivered on 25 September 2026 in TB Mgmt LLC and TB Executives Unity Holding v Taibang Biological [2026] CIGC (FSD) 83, Appleby…
Anti-Suit Injunctions in the DIFC: Takeaways from Recent Judgments
Three decisions of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts illustrate the questions that arise when a party seeks an anti-suit…
Venture Global Update: Galp Prevails in Latest LNG Commissioning Dispute
An ICC tribunal ruled by majority that Venture Global failed to declare Calcasieu Pass operational on time…
The Tata Power Company Limited v. Kleros Capital Partners Limited [2026] SGHC(I) 15
The Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) has dismissed three applications filed by The Applicant Power…
Family mediation in Scotland: what can it do for you?
Separation or divorce are labels attached to the end of a relationship. But the end of a relationship between partners with children does not signal…
ICDR Ireland: AAA-ICDR’s Dublin Expansion and 2025 Caseload
The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the international division of the American Arbitration…
UAE joins Singapore Convention on Mediation
The United Arab Emirates has acceded to the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, commonly known…
When will the DIFC Courts set aside an arbitral award for procedural unfairness?
The DIFC Courts have long adopted a “maximum support, minimum interference” approach to DIFC-seated arbitrations, reflecting the importance of…
Mauritian Supreme Court grants urgent injunction in support of ICSID arbitration
ENS in Mauritius has obtained an urgent ex parte interim injunction from the Supreme Court of Mauritius for Aquilon FZCO, a UAE investor, in support…
All or Nothing? Second Circuit Clarifies Scope of Sexual Harassment Arbitration Law (US)
A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified the reach of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault…
Arbitration Update: Extra Excel (M) Sdn Bhd v Quek Peck Keow: Court of Appeal Clarifies the Court's Role Under Sections 10 and 18 of the Arbitration Act 2005 and Rejects the Retrospective Application of a Unilaterally Amended Arbitration Clause
In Extra Excel (M) Sdn Bhd v Quek Peck Keow, the Court of Appeal (“CA”) considered whether a company could rely on a unilateral amendment made to an…
Watch this space: Technology, mining innovation and emerging legal risks
With the commercial sector Accounting for approximately 78% of the global space economy in 2024, and the global space economy being projected to grow…
Hon. James O. Browning (Ret.) Joins JAMS in Dallas
Longtime federal jurist joins JAMS as a mediator, arbitrator, court-appointed neutral (special master/referee), neutral evaluator and Hearing Officer…
Stacking the deck: Do the new ICC rules make arbitration the winning hand for banking disputes?
International arbitration has long been the forum of choice for complex cross-border disputes — and for good reason: neutral venue, expert…
ReSolution Issue 48 & 49
Misalignment: a material divergence between contractual expectations (including scope, requirements, governance, and delivery assumptions) and the…