Organisation: International Centre for Dispute Resolution

Bahrain continues apace in the development of its planned disputes hub, with a new English-speaking international commercial court and enhanced arbitration offering, after issuing a series of edicts and decrees.

17 September 2024

The latest caseload report of the international division of the American Arbitration Association reveals the centre handled US$5 billion worth of claims last year – an increase on 2022 – with cases in the technology sector being by far the most common.

12 August 2024

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has refused to enforce an ICDR award in an education franchise dispute on the basis that the arbitrator failed to give reasons for her conclusions about key issues.

23 May 2024

Carlos Martínez-Betanzos, who worked in the disputes teams of Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez and Hogan Lovells, has joined Mexican firm Basham Ringe y Correa to lead its dispute resolution practice.

12 March 2024

After 33 years of mainly counsel practice at a firm she founded with the former Attorney General of Malaysia Tommy Thomas, Kuala Lumpur-based practitioner Sitpah Selvaratnam is retiring to become a full-time independent arbitrator.

03 November 2023

The latest caseload report of the international division of the American Arbitration Association reveals the centre handled US$4.2 billion worth of cases last year, while less than a quarter of arbitrators on its roster come from diverse backgrounds.

04 August 2023

A US blockchain technology company has won leave to enforce a US$27 million ICDR award against a South Korean debtor in the Netherlands after attaching its local assets last year.

25 July 2023

The International Centre for Dispute Resolution, the international arm of the American Arbitration Association, has launched a survey to gather information on disputes in the technology, life sciences and intellectual property sectors – and the potential for arbitration to resolve them.

18 July 2023

Barrister and arbitrator Michael Patchett-Joyce, of 36 Commercial in London, looks at how the new rules of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration future-proof the arbitral process in Saudi Arabia.

08 May 2023

The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration has unveiled a new, revised set of rules which, among other things, empower its new court chaired by Jan Paulsson.

02 May 2023