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2025 English Commercial Arbitration Round-Up
United Kingdom - December 19 2025 What were the most important English commercial arbitration developments of 2025? Here’s our round-up of the key trends and cases shaping the…
Offshore Infrastructures v. BPCL: Indian Supreme Court Charts a Clear Path When Arbitrator Appointment Clauses Fail
India - December 3 2025 The Supreme Court of India has recently delivered an important judgment in Offshore Infrastructures Limited v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited…
Ticking the Right Boxes: the Orange v Shein decision on jurisdictional challenges and staying arbitration
United Kingdom - November 27 2025 In Orange Transgroup Ltd ("Orange") and IT Way v Shein Distribution UK Ltd. ("Shein"), the English High Court addressed the procedural interaction…
This is (not) an intervention: Singapore Court refuses to review SIAC procedural decision
Singapore - November 24 2025 The Singapore Court of Appeal has confirmed in DMZ v DNA [2025] SGCA 52 that it cannot review the procedural decisions of arbitral institutions. This…
Supreme Court of India affirms Arbitral Tribunal's discretion over extending procedural timelines: Aneja Constructions v Doosan Power
India - November 21 2025 In September 2025, the Supreme Court of India in Aneja Constructions (India) Ltd v Doosan Power Systems India Pvt Ltd & Ors (Aneja Constructions)…
Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance review begins
Hong Kong - November 20 2025 A working group to review Hong Kong's statutory arbitration framework and make recommendations for updates has been formed and held its first meeting…
Fast and FOSFA-rious: English Commercial Court considers time limits for section 69 challenge of FOSFA appeal award
United Kingdom - November 20 2025 In JSC "Kazan Oil Plant" v Aves Trade DMCC [2025] EWHC 2713 (Comm) , the English Commercial Court (the Court) considered a challenge brought by JSC…
The AAA-ICDR’s AI Arbitrator: A new chapter in dispute resolution?
United Kingdom - November 10 2025 The AAA-ICDR’s recent launch of its 'AI-native arbitrator' for documents-only construction disputes is a testament to how artificial intelligence…
New pearl in the Gulf? Bahrain launches international commercial court with appeals to Singapore
Singapore - November 10 2025 On 5 November, Bahrain launched the Bahrain International Commercial Court (BICC), introducing a unique transnational mechanism that allows parties…
Opt-in regime for appeals on questions of law covers (some) questions of foreign law, Hong Kong court rules
Hong Kong - October 31 2025 Appeals on questions of law pursuant to the statutory "opt-in" regime are not necessarily restricted to questions of Hong Kong law and are also…
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