An ICSID ad hoc committee unanimously dismissed Romania's application to annul an arbitration award in favor of LSG Building Solutions GmbH and nine other investors, rejecting Romania's arguments concerning jurisdiction, EU law, multiparty claims, and treaty interpretation. The committee emphasized that annulment is not an appeal and cannot be used to reconsider a tribunal's legal conclusions, only to address fundamental procedural defects.

On 20 May 2026, Indonesia issued Government Regulation No. 24/2026 (PP No. 24/2026) (unofficial English translation here) on the Governance of Exports of Strategic Natural Resource Commodities (“Regulation”)...

Winding up is "[a] type of external administration (also referred to as liquidation) in which a liquidator is appointed to a company to take control of the company and its property, and wind up its affairs...

Construction delay disputes become particularly complex when employer-risk and contractor-risk events overlap, creating what is known as concurrent delay.

Arbitration in Croatia has developed into a credible dispute resolution mechanism, particularly for commercial disputes involving foreign parties.

If a Claimant submits a request for arbitration to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), according to Article 36(3) of the ICSID Convention...

Emergency arbitration is a mechanism that permits a disputing party to request urgent interim relief before an arbitral tribunal is formally constituted.

Carefully crafted dispute resolution clauses are vital for facilitating transactions, yet they are often overlooked or hastily drafted during contract negotiations.

An ICSID tribunal disqualified a prominent arbitrator due to his simultaneous service in parallel proceedings involving overlapping witnesses, evidence, and the same underlying asset. The decision examines whether exposure to contested evidence and confidential deliberations in one case creates an unconscious risk of bias and information asymmetry when the same arbitrator serves in a closely related dispute.

Construction projects are inherently complex endeavours that involve multiple participants, demand coordination, and carry inherent risks. They bring together a wide range of stakeholders, technical experts...

In international commercial disputes, ad hoc arbitration offers a flexible alternative to institutional proceedings. It is a process conducted without the administration of a permanent arbitral institution...

Arbitration rewards procedural vigilance. A party that believes a tribunal lacks jurisdiction usually cannot stay silent, contest the merits, and only later invoke the objection if the case turns unfavourable.

On 4 July 2025, the UK Court of Appeal delivered what the litigation funding sector had been waiting for: a practical ruling on the enforceability of litigation funding agreements ("LFAs").

International arbitration is a preferred method for resolving cross-border commercial and investment disputes.

It is not difficult to commence an International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) arbitration. The ICDR, the international division of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), is a leading institution for administering cross-border arbitrations, particularly in the United States and across the Americas.

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL") is the central body within the United Nations system responsible for modernising and harmonising international trade law.

Investor-State arbitrations involving unlawful expropriation are often concentrated on acts from a State's legislative or executive branch. In this configuration, acts such as executive orders or laws

The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation has ruled for the first time that Italian companies may validly include foreign-seated arbitration clauses in their articles of association for corporate disputes.

The UNCITRAL Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Dispute Resolution (the "UNCITRAL Code of Conduct") recalibrates ethical expectations in investor-state dispute settlement.

The 2015 Dutch Arbitration Act (the "Dutch Arbitration Act") governs international arbitration in the Netherlands (please find the original in Dutch, as well as an unofficial English translation).