Laws, treaties and soft law

A working group launched by the French Ministry of Justice and chaired by Thomas Clay and Judge François Ancel is to undertake a reform of France’s arbitration law.

29 November 2024

Shaneen Parikh and Amoga Krishnan of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas consider how India’s new bilateral investment treaty with the United Arab Emirates interacts with the current regime for enforcement of foreign awards in India in light of unique provisions in the country’s Arbitration Act.

01 November 2024

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has affirmed that states cannot rely on sovereign immunity to oppose the registration of ICSID awards rendered against them – dismissing appeals lodged by Spain and Zimbabwe.

22 October 2024

The UK’s new Labour government will not address issues of corruption in reforms to the country’s arbitration legislation despite the high-profile P&ID v Nigeria case – and has postponed reforms on litigation funding agreements until at least summer 2025. 

22 August 2024

The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against Hungary after the state broke with the rest of the European Union over the retroactive application of the Komstroy ruling on intra-EU arbitrations under the Energy Charter Treaty.

30 July 2024

The Malaysian parliament has reformed its arbitration law to allow third-party funding and implement organisational changes to its leading arbitral institution, the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC).

30 July 2024

Azerbaijan has implemented a new law on arbitration, largely based on the UNCITRAL Model Law and paving the way for an arbitral institution to be created in the state.

22 July 2024

The newly-elected Labour government of the UK will press ahead with reforms to the country’s arbitration legislation, while the future of a bill affirming the enforceability of litigation funding agreements remains unclear.

17 July 2024

Hungary has broken with other EU member states over their understanding of the effects of the European Court of Justice’s ruling in Komstroy – declaring that international law requires the Energy Charter Treaty be amended by its signatories to ensure its non-applicability to intra-EU disputes. 

03 July 2024

The European Union has adopted measures allowing EU operators to claim compensation for damages caused by Russian parties – as well as new sanctions on parties that use the Russian courts to interfere with arbitration and litigation. 

27 June 2024