The annual Lalive lecture series provides a forum for intellectual reflection on developments in the interface between public and private international law.

On 23 November 2020, the English Commercial Court (the "Court") upheld a challenge brought by the Republic of Kazakhstan ("Kazakhstan") under section 68(2)(a) of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act").

In the pandemic, many undertakings must focus on survival and need to maintain liquidity, which demands ongoing earnings and control of costs.

The U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Act 2020 ("AMLA") expands the ability of U.S. Authorities to request information from Swiss banks that use U.S. correspondent banks.

On 9 October 2020, the English Supreme Court (the "Court") in Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS ("Enka") v OOO Insurance Company Chubb ("Chubb") clarified the applicable principles for determining the...

Seasoned arbitration practitioners are used to seeing various ways to conduct a cross-examination, not all of which are equally effective.

Swiss law is commonly used for construction contracts and is generally considered to be a safe option for good reason.

Partner Emmanuel Gaillard (Paris–International Arbitration) delivered the 2018 Lalive Lecture in Geneva on July 5, 2018. In the lecture titled "The Myth of Harmony in International Arbitration,"

The received wisdom is that virtual hearings are a subprime alternative to in-person hearings, a secondary option to be used only when classical inperson hearings are not possible or too costly.

Following the recent market shakedown amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, banks have been issuing margin calls to their counterparties.

In 2019, the Swiss Federal Government proposed a revision of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), aimed at implementing recent Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations.

Electricity, and the business of its wholesale trading, have particular characteristics which set them apart from the trading of other goods.

Alexander Troller, Simone Nadelhofer and Nicolas Ollivier say the Wegelin case shows that the US is willing to target senior managers, lawyers and trustees.

On 31 December 2020 the transition period for the UK's exit from the EU ended and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement was finalised.

In the subject matter of this study, Parties have agreed on ICC arbitration as the dispute resolution mechanism under their supply contract.

JSA was privileged to co-host a breakfast panel discussion with AAA-ICDR Asia Case Management Centre at the Delhi Arbitration Weekend 2025.

The choice of arbitrator selection is a significant feature of arbitration and the freedom to do so goes at the heart of party autonomy.

Am 25. März 2020 erliess der Bundesrat die COVID-19- Solidarbürgschaftsverordnung zur Abfederung der wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der Bekämpfung der COVID-19-Pandemie.

Despite turbulent times ever since Crimea annexation by Russia in 2014, Ukraine has proved legally strong.

Following an announcement by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry in December 2023 that the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre would be shut down in early 2024 and replaced with the Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre, arbitrateAD has now been officially launched.