Organisation: International Court of Justice

In the 39th annual Freshfields Arbitration Lecture, Egyptian arbitrator Mohamed Abdel Wahab discussed the controversial iura novit arbiter principle and proposed a new protocol to deal with divergent approaches and bring an end to the “legal desperation” surrounding its application.

28 November 2024

An interstate arbitration that ended a decade ago over the UK's conduct in relation to the strategically important Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean was one of a series of events that led to last week's announcement that the UK will return the territory, its last remaining African colony, to Mauritius. 

10 October 2024

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

Invited to discuss a "provocative" idea in the field of international dispute resolution for the latest 3 Verulam Buildings and National University of Singapore Arbitration Lecture, Philippa Webb chose to speak about double waiver of immunity and its "ripple effects". 

10 September 2024

After Toby Landau KC told delegates at GAR Live Singapore that the current system of investor-state arbitration was “inherently problematic”, a subsequent panel considered the alternatives – after which not a single member of the audience said they believed the world would be better off without investor-state dispute resolution.

05 September 2024

Jennifer Lim has left the partnership at Sidley Austin in Singapore to become the second female advocate at Duxton Hill Chambers in the city-state. 

20 August 2024

High-profile international arbitration practitioners and academics have signed a petition calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and urging Israel to ensure provision of humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

30 May 2024

A United Nations tribunal has told states they must take all necessary measures to reduce carbon emissions to protect the world’s oceans.  

21 May 2024

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

Alexandra van der Meulen, a vice-president of the Paris Arbitration Week board, has been promoted to the partnership at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer – which has also promoted insolvency disputes lawyer Kristina Weiler to partner in Hamburg.

22 April 2024