Organisation: International Bar Association
ASA-AFA event compares Geneva and Paris as international seats
A joint conference of the Swiss and French Arbitration Associations looked at what makes these jurisdictions "arbitration friendly" and considered the future of Geneva and Paris as arbitration seats.
26 October 2022
Scottish centre ready to handle cases
A decade after it was launched, the Scottish Arbitration Centre has declared it is ready to administer cases under inaugural arbitration rules that include “ground-breaking” commitments to diversity and the environment, while announcing new leadership at the institution.
19 September 2022
Indian court annuls billion-dollar award for “fraud”
The Delhi High Court has set aside a US$1.3 billion ICC award against an Indian state-owned entity after finding it suffered from “patent illegalities and fraud” – as a related treaty claim continues.
30 August 2022
Shook Hardy practice head goes solo
Carlos Concepción has left his role as chair of the global arbitration practice at Shook Hardy & Bacon to practise independently as arbitrator and counsel in Miami.
30 August 2022
Belarus urged to free arbitrator detained over support for Ukraine
Belarusian authorities are facing calls to release arbitrator Aliaksandr Danilevich, who has been detained for the past two months after co-signing a statement calling for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
15 July 2022
Diverse new steering committee for IBA Arb 40
The International Bar Association's arbitration under-40 group has unveiled a diverse new steering committee co-chaired by Agnès Bizard of King & Spalding in Paris and Juan Felipe Merizalde of Adell & Merizalde in Bogotá.
07 July 2022
“All you need is a laptop” – arbitrating during wartime
As London International Disputes Week kicked off today, a panel considered the impact of the war in Ukraine on international arbitration – including how to manage apparent bias, logistical issues and whether London can remain a hub for disputes in the region.
09 May 2022
Bienvenu to leave Norton Rose to focus on arbitrator work
Norton Rose Fulbright’s Montreal-based co-head of international arbitration Pierre Bienvenu is leaving the firm after more than 35 years to focus on his arbitrator practice, and has joined the roster at Arbitration Place.
26 April 2022
Akin Gump hires Gibson Dunn team in Dubai
Graham Lovett has left Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in Dubai to head Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s Middle East disputes practice at its office in the emirate, bringing a team with him.
28 March 2022
Haridi heads to King & Spalding
Samaa Haridi has left her role as head of the Middle East practice at Hogan Lovells to join the partnership at King & Spalding in New York.
22 February 2022