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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation The Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”) is the primary legislation governing arbitration in India. The Arbitration Act has undergone several amendments in recent years, primarily focusing on enhancing the commercial arbitration ecosystem in India and establishing an institutional arbitration program beneficial for both domestic and international stakeholders. In the past year, there have been no legislative amendments to the Arbitration, except for Part III of the Arbitration…

A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation On 21 December 2023, Royal Decree 1130/2023 came into force. It included a new article (Article 16 bis) on Royal Decree 1023/2015, introducing a mandatory arbitration proceeding for disputes arising from authorizations granted by newspaper publishers and news agencies to information society service providers, as foreseen in Article 129 bis.3.d) of the Spanish Intellectual Property Law. This proceeding must be held before the First Section of the Intellectual Property Commission…

A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Following the Law Commission’s two Consultation Papers in September 2022 and March 2023, the Arbitration Bill (“Bill”) was introduced into Parliament in late 2023. The Bill proposes to amend the Arbitration Act 1996 (“1996 Act”), the principal legislation governing arbitration in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland, to ensure that the 1996 Act remains fit for purpose. The Bill was introduced into the House of Lords under the…

A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to be governed by the arbitration law issued by Royal Decree No. 34/M, dated 24/5/1433H (corresponding to 16 April 2012G) and its implementing regulations (which came into force on 7 June 2017), which replaced the arbitration law issued by Royal Decree No. 46/M, dated 12/7/1403H, to which no notable amendments have been made since. A.2 Institutions, rules and infrastructure The…