Conference coverage
Bucharest event considers “critical developments”
The fifth edition of the Bucharest Arbitration Days included panels addressing ethics and conflicts of interest, the relationship with the courts, how institutions make appointments, modernisation of investment contracts and efforts to reform ISDS.
09 July 2024
China and ISDS – a growing relationship?
A panel at GAR Live Shanghai looked at China’s relationship with investor-state dispute settlement, asking whether Chinese users’ trust in the system is growing and if it is the best forum for Belt and Road disputes.
02 July 2024
Darwazeh and Scherer on Americanisation, advocacy and AI
In a fireside chat at GAR Live Istanbul, Nadia Darwazeh and Maxi Scherer discussed the perceived “Americanisation” of international arbitration, how to pick the right arbitrators, tips for effective advocacy and the use of AI.
27 June 2024
ISDS – too fragmented and unpredictable?
A panel at GAR Live ISDS considered the increasing fragmentation of investor-state arbitration and whether inconsistent outcomes are causing parties and funders to turn away from the system.
21 June 2024
Paulsson warns of “over-lawyering”
Leading arbitrator Jan Paulsson has warned that over-lawyering in international arbitration could mean it is replaced by a "daisy chain of international courts" in a keynote speech on the opening day of London International Disputes Week.
03 June 2024
“Smoke signals”: Wolfson considers the future of London arbitration at LIDW
In a keynote at London International Disputes Week, Lord Wolfson KC considered the “smoke signals” of the challenges the city is facing as an arbitration hub – and the steps necessary to ensure it “keeps its crown”.
03 June 2024
ICC to scrap FIDIC observer role after criticism
The ICC International Court of Arbitration has said it will cease to use a “FIDIC observer” to comment on draft awards relating to FIDIC contracts – after the practice was criticised at a recent GAR Live.
28 May 2024
London symposium puts focus on fraud
The 39th Annual Joint Symposium of Arbitrators of the Queen Mary School of International Arbitration and the ICC Institute of World Business Law focused on fraud in international arbitration.
19 May 2024
Johannesburg hosts first arbitration week
The inaugural Johannesburg Arbitration Week attracted more than 400 delegates and saw representatives of the Southern African Development Community and the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa sign an alliance charter with the aim of harmonising arbitral practice across the region.
16 May 2024
EFILA explores “new frontiers” in investment arbitration
The 9th annual conference of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA) highlighted how investment arbitration is needed more than ever as society deals with geopolitical tension, climate change and the energy transition. Leah Thomas of Clifford Chance reports.
14 May 2024