Organisation: Microsoft

International arbitration lawyers have been paying tribute to David Kasdan, a prolific real-time court reporter who transcribed more than a thousand hearings and procedural sessions, who has died aged 60.

08 March 2024

An UNCITRAL tribunal hearing a mining tycoon’s US$200 billion treaty claim against Australia over an iron ore project has denied his request for interim measures.

05 February 2024

Martin Magal, Alexander Calthrop and Katrina Limond of Allen & Overy examine how artificial intelligence will change the way in which parties gather, analyse, and present evidence in international arbitration – concluding that while the technology will not replace lawyers, practitioners who use AI may well replace those who do not. 

11 October 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

A Dutch court has ruled that the dean of the Hague Bar was wrong to refuse to appoint replacement legal representation for Russia in various set-aside proceedings after the state’s original counsel resigned following the outbreak of war in Ukraine. 

21 September 2022

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

A Shanghai business school has failed to secure a winding-up order against its academic resource publisher, after a Hong Kong court stayed its petition pending an HKIAC arbitration.

25 November 2021

As the US Supreme Court receives amicus briefs on whether US law permits discovery in aid of foreign commercial arbitrations, a court in Washington, DC, has found that a DIFC-LCIA proceeding qualifies for such assistance because the institution is “state-sponsored”.

14 May 2021

It has been a year since the launch of "Mute Off Thursdays", a weekly virtual forum that has enabled women in arbitration to stay connected and build know-how during the pandemic.

19 April 2021

The Chief Justice of Singapore, the technology adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and an in-house lawyer from Microsoft and Netflix in Korea are the newest members of the ICC's Governing Body for Dispute Resolution Services, reflecting its focus on Asian growth and improved tech capability.

22 March 2021