Life sciences globalization fuels new developments in international arbitration
On 10 July 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its final ruling in the case of Semenya v. Switzerland1 . The ECtHR, sitting as Grand Chamber, found that Switzerland violated its procedural obligations...more
MinLaw’s current review of the IAA signifies efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of Singapore as a hub for international arbitration. With this year marking the 30th anniversary of the Singapore International...more
Introduction - In a decision that became public recently, the Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) in Case No. 1115 of 2024 (issued on 25 November 2024) confirmed the exclusivity of the grounds to set aside...more
In a recent judgment, the Singapore Court of Appeal had to decide whether a party could submit to the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal to determine an interim application, while at the same time maintaining its...more
Arbitration is a popular mode of alternative dispute resolution in Hong Kong, used increasingly in cross-border commercial disputes and among international parties. In 2023, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre...more
In CNG v G & G (HCCT 29/2023) [2024] HKCFI 575 (date of reasons for decision: 27 February 2024), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (“the Court”) dismissed an application to set aside an arbitration award, reiterating...more
Germany is in the process of renewing its arbitration law, which in its current version dates from 1997. In April 2023, the German Federal Ministry of Justice (the “Ministry”) published a Key Issues Paper, identifying...more
In 2023, the international arbitration landscape is dominated by macroeconomic factors. The inflationary pressures combined with price volatility and the use of sanctions by governments following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...more
On 6 September 2023, the Law Commission of England and Wales published its final report recommending some limited reforms to the Arbitration Act 1996 (“the Arbitration Act”).1 This final report follows a lengthy review...more
In autumn last year, the Law Commission of England and Wales published its review of the U.K. Arbitration Act 1996 (the First Paper). We outlined some of the Law Commission’s proposals in the First Paper in our update from...more
It is well-recognised that an advantage of London-seated arbitration is the limited grounds on which an arbitration award may be challenged or appealed in the English courts. ...more
As we predicted in our Annual Seminar on Recent Developments in the UAE Dispute Resolution Landscape, back in November 2016, the use of the DIFC Courts as a "conduit jurisdiction" has been called into question....more
London has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the most popular and trusted arbitral seats in the world. The use of arbitration in England is long-standing and a legislative framework recognizing and seeking to encourage the...more
A long-running dispute between Chevron and Ecuador appears to have reached its end after the Supreme Court declined to take up Ecuador’s question of whether United States courts had jurisdiction to confirm a $96 million...more