Arbitration Notes

No Tactical Time‑Out: English Court Refuses to Stay LCIA Arbitrations Pending Arbitrator and Procedural Order Challenge

HKIAC expands expedited procedure, updates registration fee and increases arbitrator hourly rate cap

HKIAC publishes significant report on arbitrator hourly rates

The AAA-ICDR’s AI Arbitrator: A new chapter in dispute resolution?

Qatar proposes new electronic registers for arbitrators and arbitration centres

Inside Arbitration Podcasts: The Arbitration Bill revisited

Join Liz Kantor, Vanessa Naish and returning guest, Hannah Ambrose, for a discussion of the Arbitration Bill for England and Wales, which has been put …

Cautionary tales from the Singapore courts: choosing the right arbitrator

In Singapore, arbitral awards benefit from minimal intervention by the courts. Save for very limited circumstances, an award is final and will not be set …

ICC Arbitration Statistics Confirm Its Continued Popularity

Hong Kong court rejects challenge to arbitrators for apparent bias

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has dismissed an application for the removal of arbitrators in an UNCITRAL arbitration administered by the HKIAC (P …

To bar or not to bar – the Indian Supreme Court on limitation and applications for appointment of arbitrators

In a significant decision in Arif Azim Co. Ltd. v. Aptech Ltd. 2024 INSC 155, the Supreme Court of India (Court) has clarified the applicability of the …

Lights, camera, apparent bias: Arbitrator successfully challenged in film industry arbitration

In the recent decision in H1 and another v W,D and F [2024] EWHC 382 (Comm), the English High Court granted an application under section 24(1)(a) of the …

IBA publishes updated guidelines on conflicts of interest in arbitration