International Arbitration Legal and Case Developments

New arbitration rules in Peru (CARC-PUCP) and JAMS Rules for disputes concerning AI systems plus Brazil promotes use of Dispute Boards. Various ICSID-related developments in this period: 2023 Caseload Statistics, Background Paper on Annulment and Honduras denouncing ICSID Convention.

In terms of case developments, Chile affirms its position as an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction in recent judgments. We also report on notable court decisions from the US Supreme Court, Canadian Supreme Court and São Paulo, and an arbitration concerning Ecuador.

Significant developments in Germany, including new Arbitration Bill, DIS’s Supplementary Rules, and notable Achmea-related German Supreme Court decision. Our updates include NAI’s revised Arbitration Rules, updated IBA Guidelines on Conflicts, and the UK’s Arbitration Bill and Litigation Funding Bill being casualties of the early election call.

We report on key cases from the English, French, Bavarian and German courts, including UK Court rulings in UniCredit (anti-suit relief) and Paris Court of Appeal enforcement-centric decision.

Important developments in the Middle East and Africa, with new CRCICA rules in force, new international arbitration center in Abu Dhabi, enactment of Malawi’s International Arbitration Act and inaugural International Disputes Week and Arbitration Week hosted in Riyadh and Johannesburg, respectively.

We report on interesting cases rendered in the region, including a significant Nigerian Supreme Court decision and surprising Dubai Court of Cassation decision, as well as cases impacting parties in the region.

We cover: Asian International Arbitration Centre’s institutional reform, HKIAC’s updated Administered Arbitration Rules and HKIAC’s 2023 statistics, Singapore and Bahrain’s treaty establishing new Bahrain International Commercial Court and Hong Kong’s action plan promoting its legal services within Greater Bay area.

Singapore courts are kept busy on topics like jurisdiction and transnational issue estoppel and Hong Kong courts address (inter alia) conflicting dispute resolution clauses and a tribunal’s failure to address an issue.