Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 14, 2024

The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (“ CRCICA ”) issued its latest set of Arbitration Rules 2024 (“2024 Rules”), which enter into force from 15 January 2024. The 2024 Rules are presently available in English and Arabic , with a French version expected to be made available soon.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today, concurrent with the 75 th anniversary of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (“NAI”), the new 2024 NAI Arbitration Rules (the “NAI Rules”) will enter into force and be applicable to NAI arbitrations filed on or after 1 March 2024. Solanki, Early Determination: A Secret Recipe for Arbitral Efficiency?,

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Following the morning session of the SIAC Symposium 2024, which explored issues including the challenges posed by artificial intelligence (“AI”), climate change, and trade disruption (see Part 1 ), the afternoon session consisted of three plenary panel discussions that delved into the core issues shaping the future of arbitration.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

Fast forward to 2024, and the contrast is striking. Brekoulakis’s and Howard’s relativist perspective was shared by other speakers who challenged the traditional view of the arbitrator’s role, questioning whether their primary focus should be on delivering justice or resolving disputes efficiently.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 4, 2024

In response to calls for legal reform in Pakistan, the Arbitration Law Review Committee, acting under the auspices of the Law & Justice Commission of Pakistan, has finalized the Draft Bill for the Arbitration Act 2024 (“Draft Law”), following nearly a six-month period of consultation with stakeholders, experts and practitioners.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 8, 2024

This is the third post in ICCA series of reports on the ICCA 2024 Congress (“Congress”), which took place in Hong Kong. This post reports on the events of Tuesday, 7 May 2024, the second full day of the Congress. Follow along and see all of Kluwer Arbitration Blog ’s coverage of ICCA Hong Kong 2024 here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Kicking off Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2024, Eversheds Sutherland hosted a thought-provoking panel discussion on “12 Angry Robots and Crowd-Sourced Dispute Resolution – Justice in the Digital Age” on 21 October 2024.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 8, 2024

This is the third post in ICCA series of reports on the ICCA 2024 Congress (“Congress”), which took place in Hong Kong. This post reports on the events of Tuesday, 7 May 2024, the second full day of the Congress. Follow along and see all of Kluwer Arbitration Blog ’s coverage of ICCA Hong Kong 2024 here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 15, 2024

Rouven F Bodenheimer, The Tribunal Visualized Approach: Improving Proceedings by Visualized Case Introduction Efficiency in international arbitration has long been contentious, as promised benefits often fail to materialize, leading to user dissatisfaction. Despite ongoing debates and procedural innovations, underlying inefficiencies persist.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) hosted its Annual India Conferences in Mumbai and Delhi on 6 and 7 September 2024. Birendra Saraf (Advocate General, State of Maharashtra), Amit Jajoo (IndusLaw), Prakash Pillai (Clyde & Co Clasis), and Avinash Pradhan (Rajah & Tann; Christopher & Lee Ong).

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 11, 2024

Advancing ADR Efficiency through AI Integration The panel made a case for integrating AI into ADR, emphasizing its potential to make ADR processes faster, more efficient and cost-effective, and enhance fairness particularly for self-represented individuals and those involved in smaller non-complex disputes.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 5, 2024

The speakers raised concerns about the high costs and unenjoyable nature of arbitration, suggesting that a system of international national courts might offer a more efficient alternative. Complementing this, the Commercial Transactions Law addresses specific commercial activities.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The next event takes place in Hong Kong on 22 October 2024. It is essential that the institution continues to offer the high quality and efficient case administration services for which we have come to be recognised. In 2024, this figure is at 60%. As the case statistics show , we are experiencing a growing caseload.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 12, 2024

Taking stock of divergent interpretations that pose challenges to achieving a uniform enforcement regime, the article proposes a pragmatic approach to interpreting arbitrability under the New York Convention, which seeks to minimize judicial interference and enhance the efficiency of enforcement procedures.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

On the final day of London International Disputes Week 2024 (“LIDW”), LALIVE and Kobre & Kim hosted an event on arbitration and enforcement involving sovereign States. The panel of speakers comprised Andrew Stafford KC and Nicholas Surmacz of Kobre & Kim, as well as Sandrine Giroud and Marc Veit of LALIVE.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 20, 2024

On 19 March 2024, as part of the 8 th edition of Paris Arbitration Week, the Comité Français de l’Arbitrage (CFA) organized a much-awaited and well-attended event on Arbitration, Sports Law and the Olympics, only a few months before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. This does not cover field of play matters (i.e.,

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 21, 2024

As we reported earlier , the 2024 edition of the Paris Arbitration Week (“PAW”) is the first to count the Paris Court of Appeal among is partners. Finally, since under Swiss law international treaties undoubtedly prevail over domestic legal provisions, an award annulled at the seat of arbitration “would never be enforced” by Swiss courts.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 15, 2024

Recognising this, Templars, a top-tier Nigerian law firm, hosted an event on 6 February 2024, titled “The Role of Arbitration in the Energy Transition in Africa”, as part of the 2024 LCIA West-Africa Roadshow. In February 2024 , Total Energies announced its plan to sell its minority stake in a Nigerian joint venture.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2024

ICCA Hong Kong 2024 was the largest ever ICCA Congress, so it was an amazing opportunity to showcase Hong Kong’s dispute resolution capabilities to a global audience. Also, our 2024 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules came into effect on 1 June 2024, which is a refinement of the well-received 2018 version.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 22, 2024

Germany Ms Baumann first discussed the draft arbitration bill presented in February 2024 by the German Federal Ministry of Justice. In this case, the three key principles are good faith, efficiency and due process. While not yet enacted, the draft bill had been released for comments by various stakeholders in the past weeks.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 13, 2024

Columbia Arbitration Day (“CAD”) was held on 1 March 2024 at the Skyline Level of Columbia’s Faculty House. Hamilton started by saying that the key to cost efficiency is understanding the complexities of the case and simplifying as much as possible.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 12, 2024

The fifth edition of the Bucharest Arbitration Days (“BArD”) took place on 6 and 7 June 2024. Ziyaeva discussed the UK’s use of anti-suit injunctions to enforce arbitration agreements, highlighting the UK Supreme Court’s April 2024 decision in Unicredit v. The general consensus? Mission accomplished.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 20, 2024

Efficient Record Management Turning to the second point of the checklist, the panel recalled the importance to have an efficient record management. The perfect profile should be efficiency-driven and arbitrators would benefit from being trained to project management.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 2, 2024

This article thus calls for a critical evaluation of the de novo standard with a view to developing a more balanced system that would pay due regard to the competing goals of efficiency and legitimacy of the arbitral process.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 20, 2024

On 18 March 2024, the first day of the Paris Arbitration Week (“PAW”), the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London and Université Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne held a joint conference on crypto assets and arbitration.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 11, 2024

On March 14, 2024, the 3rd California International Arbitration Week featured an event titled ‘Resolving Tomorrow’s Conflicts Today: An In-House Perspective on Technology Disputes from the Tech Mecca,’ organized by California Arbitration and the California Lawyers Association and hosted at JAMS. The session, moderated by Hon.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The inaugural Riyadh International Disputes Week (“RIDW”), commencing on 3 March 2024, is a milestone event for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) and the disputes field, uniting key players in the field to explore the alternative dispute resolution landscape in the KSA and beyond. They also feature the establishment of the SCCA Court (Art.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 6, 2024

The Delhi Arbitration Week (“DAW”) 2024 that took place from 6 to 10 March 2024 featured two panel discussions that focused on emerging issues such as state owned entities (“SOEs”) and the role of technology in arbitration. However, when it came to arbitration proceedings, one could not rely on technological tools solely.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 30, 2024

On 7 March 2024, the National Branch (“ICC Brasil”) and the ICC Court of Arbitration (“ICC Court”) held the 12th ICC Brazilian Arbitration Day (“ICC BAD” or “Conference”) in São Paulo. This shift creates a more cost-efficient legal department, and ultimately allows more time and energy to be directed at the creative process itself.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

On October 14, 2024, CAM-CCBC hosted the XI edition of its Arbitration Congress in São Paulo. He presented an overview of the institution’s recent achievements: 100 new arbitrations in 2024 alone, and a significant partnership with JusMundi to publish selected arbitration awards—more on that later.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 17, 2024

At the 8th ICC European Conference in March 2024 , the message conveyed by the parties was loud and clear: arbitration rules should include language for settlement slots or windows. Users expect institutional rules to be updated to provide the most efficient mechanism for resolving their disputes.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Last week in Rome, we brought together over 100 leaders from 26 European governments , EU institutions, global organizations like the World Bank, OECD, EBRD, and UNOPS, civil society, and the private sector for the 3rd International Open and Sustainable Public Procurement Conference 2024. We’re ready to help make this happen.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 11, 2024

During the California International Arbitration Week, held in San Francisco, California, on March 11-14, 2024 ( full schedule ), the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA) presented a panel on U.S.-China China commercial dispute resolution. Rory McAlpine, lead counsel representing the U.S. Version 1.0

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MARCH 3, 2024

However, this March 3rd, World Wildlife Day is celebrating the impact of technological advancements in the world of wildlife conservation by spotlighting digital innovation and modernized conservation methods with their 2024 theme, “ Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 13, 2024

In February 2024, a new arbitration centre was inaugurated in Abu Dhabi. Replacing the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center (“ ADCCAC ”) for cases initiated from 1 February 2024, the Centre will operate independently pursuant to its modern and forward-looking constitution and rules.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 22, 2024

Indeed, arbitral tribunals should take into consideration the authority conferred to them to pause proceedings, the impact on the efficiency of the proceedings, and the avoidance of undue delay, as well as the interest of justice and the respect of the fundamental right to due process.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

On 12 July 2024, more than 25 years after adopting its current arbitration law, the German government agreed on a draft reform law (“Draft Law”). The now adopted version (dated 26 June 2024, to be submitted to parliament) is a further revised version of the draft law presented by the German Ministry of Justice in February 2024.

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