Organisation: Google
Google gets UK injunctions over octillion-dollar Russian fines
The Commercial Court in London has restrained three sanctioned Russian media outlets from collecting fines worth at least “1.8 octillion” US dollars issued by a Moscow court against Google.
21 November 2024
“My job is not necessarily to defend ISDS at all costs”: Meg Kinnear on her 15 years at ICSID
Ahead of her keynote speech at London International Disputes Week, ICSID’s departing secretary general Meg Kinnear spoke to GAR about the centre’s remarkable growth over her 15-year tenure, how she reacts to critiques of investor-state dispute settlement and what she plans to do next.
22 May 2024
New department at Korean ministry to strengthen international arbitration
A new department at the Korean Ministry of Justice overseen by law professor and experienced arbitrator Hong-Sik (Justin) Chung aims to strengthen the government's mandates on international legal affairs, including international arbitration.
03 May 2024
Gaillard's "gateway" gets a revamp as IAI website relaunched
Twenty-two years after its website was first launched by leading French arbitrator Emmanuel Gaillard, the International Arbitration Institute has unveiled a redesigned version with an enhanced and more searchable directory of its arbitrator members.
21 March 2024
Embrace AI to reduce bias in arbitral decision-making, says Astigarraga
Using references to Star Trek and 2001: A Space Odyssey, José Astigarraga called on the arbitration community to recognise the inconsistencies of human judgement and embrace the power of computer-aided decision-making in arbitration and mediation.
13 March 2024
Dublin’s post-Brexit craic
Ania Farren, partner in Fieldfisher's international arbitration team in the UK, and Killian O'Reilly, head of arbitration in Dublin, discuss the impact of Brexit and the growth of arbitration in the Irish market.
10 January 2024
CMS tests generative AI in mock case
In a future-facing event led by CMS, clients, partners and associates took part in a simulated emergency arbitration, putting a range of generative AI systems to the test.
07 December 2023
Four new names at Arbitra
Arbitrator support service Arbitra has added four new names to its roster – Canada's Brian Casey KC and David Haigh KC, the UK's Timothy Hill and UK-US arbitrator Alex Wilbraham.
05 June 2023
BVI non-signatories seek to escape Google claim
Two British Virgin Islands companies have asked a US court to overturn an ICDR award that found they are bound by an arbitration agreement in a US$146 million dispute with Google’s Asian arm over unpaid advertising fees.
08 September 2022
Arnold & Porter partner goes solo
Dmitri Evseev is leaving Arnold & Porter to practise as an independent arbitrator and launch a new tech venture that promises to provide tools to help make arbitration more collaborative and secure.
04 July 2022