On 11 April 2024, Baker McKenzie launched the Arbitration Bill Progress Tracker, hosted on Global Arbitration News. The Tracker provides an overview of the Arbitration Bill, a guide to the key proposed changes and implications if the Bill is passed, and maps out the Billās progress, which will be updated regularly. The UK government asked the Law Commission to review the Arbitration Act 1996 to determine whether any amendments are required in order to ensure…
Practicing law in a time when information sharing technology is rapidly evolving poses significant challenges, especially with respect…
On 12 November 2015, the European Union’s proposal for āInvestment Protection and Resolution of Investment Disputesā was made…
Most major international arbitration rules require that an award rendered by a tribunal include the reasons upon which it is based. However, arbitration institutions themselves often render decisions of significant importance to partiesāfor example regarding challenges to arbitratorsāand most arbitration rules do not require that the institution provide reasons for such decisions. It is therefore of considerable interest that the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC Court”) announced in a…
Confidentiality is now “opt-out” As of 14 October 2015, international arbitrations seated in Australia are confidential unless the…