October 2025 – On 1 August 2025,
Bulgaria introduced significant changes to its arbitration law, the
title of which is now the Arbitration Act.
The changes aim at promoting transparency and trust in
arbitration proceedings. While some amendments were welcomed by
practitioners in the field, others may raise questions, including
of practical nature, related to excessive formality, administrative
burdens and threat to the confidentiality.
1. Who is affected
- arbitration institutions with seat in Bulgaria;
- international arbitration institutions with seat outside of
Bulgaria – when the place of the arbitration proceedings is
in Bulgaria;
- ad hoc international arbitration tribunals
– when the place of the arbitration proceedings is in
Bulgaria.
