Organisation: The Times
Uproar in India after ministry seeks to curb arbitration for public contracts
UPDATED: The Arbitration Bar of India has called on the government to withdraw new guidelines that seek to discourage the inclusion of arbitration clauses in domestic procurement contracts.
21 June 2024
Panel hears Man City sponsorship row
A panel of retired UK judges has begun hearing an arbitration filed by football club Manchester City against the Premier League over allegations the competition’s sponsorship rules are discriminatory.
11 June 2024
Van Haersolte-van Hof to leave LCIA
Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof is to step down as director general of the LCIA after a decade in the role to become a London-based international arbitrator, as the search gets under way for her successor.
20 May 2024
Hong Kong investors prepare treaty claim over Credit Suisse
Hong Kong investors affected by the write-down of Credit Suisse bonds are reportedly preparing an investment treaty claim against Swizerland – weeks after an Australian funder announced it would back another group of bondholders represented by Allen & Overy.
05 September 2023
Malta defeats bid for emergency relief in hospital dispute
Malta says it has defeated an ICC emergency arbitration brought by a US-based healthcare company over a concession for three hospitals.
19 April 2023
European golf tour wins dispute with rebel players
An arbitral tribunal has reportedly found that the European golf tour was entitled to suspend and fine rebel golfers for joining a Saudi-backed breakaway competition without permission.
05 April 2023
SIAC to hear Indian fintech feud
An Indian fintech company has filed a SIAC claim to recover shares owned by one of its founders who it has accused of fraud and embezzlement.
12 December 2022
Papua New Guinea faces ICSID claim over telecoms tax
A telecoms company founded by an Irish billionaire has filed an ICSID claim against Papua New Guinea after being hit with a US$100 million tax demand that it says is holding up the US$1.6 billion sale of its operations in the Pacific region.
07 July 2022
Former Cooley lawyer charged in fraud scheme
A former special counsel at Cooley has been charged in connection with an alleged fraud scheme spanning his time at the firm and at the Commonwealth Secretariat – with his wife, an anti-corruption lawyer, facing separate charges.
07 August 2020
Fali Nariman gets lifetime achievement award at GAR Live India
GAR Live India in Delhi saw Fali Nariman receive a lifetime achievement award and share wisdom on what makes a good arbitrator, while others recounted memories and anecdotes.
09 March 2020