Conference coverage
Pellet’s seven deadly sins of investment disputes
French jurist and arbitrator Alain Pellet used the third annual McNair Lecture in London to deliver a frank critique of investor-state arbitration, highlighting “seven deadly sins” including excessively long decisions, overreliance on experts and “Americanised” procedure.
08 May 2024
ICCA gathers in Hong Kong and looks ahead to San Francisco
As the International Council for Commercial Arbitration holds its biggest-ever Congress in Hong Kong, San Francisco has won a bid to host the event in 2028.
07 May 2024
Justice Nariman reflects on estoppel and arbitrability
Retired Indian Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman used a speech at GAR Live Delhi to critique two recent rulings from the Singapore courts – reflecting on their approach to the questions of issue estoppel and arbitrability respectively.
03 May 2024
GAR Live Delhi 2024 - in pictures
Photos are now available from the sixth edition of GAR Live Delhi.
02 May 2024
Emerging ISDS trends explored in Tokyo
The Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA) Arbitration Day 2024 addressed the evolving landscape of investor-state dispute settlement, including the latest advances in investor-state arbitration and mediation. Shota Toda of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu reports.
22 April 2024
Disability inclusion discussed in Vienna
Practitioners joined forces on the occasion of the 31st Vis Moot in Vienna on 26 March to further the discussion of disability inclusion in arbitration.
22 April 2024
GAR Live Riyadh: “giga projects mean giga challenges”
A panel at the first-ever GAR Live Riyadh discussed potential disputes arising from Saudi Arabia’s trillion-dollar Vision 2030 development programme, as parties navigate issues caused by its unprecedented scale and complexity.
15 April 2024
GAR Live Riyadh 2024 - in pictures
Photos are now available from the first edition of GAR Live Riyadh.
15 April 2024
Landau's Alexander Lecture debated
Following Toby Landau KCʼs Alexander Lecture, members of the audience debated his idea about the need to re-politicise investor-state arbitration in light of the expanding nature of disputes, allowing more consideration of context and input from stakeholders.
12 April 2024
“The Tribunal” – essential viewing for arbitrators
The documentary film which inspired Toby Landau KC’s Alexander Lecture provides “a rare look” at the human impact of arbitration and has been declared “essential viewing” for arbitrators and arbitration practitioners by critics of investor-state dispute settlement.
12 April 2024