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Podcast: Talking the cure
12 July 2024
Our team is always thinking about how to foresee and conquer the most significant industry issues facing our clients. In 2020, we launched the podcast "Talking the Cure" where we cover...
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Banking and finance arbitration: Benefits and opportunities
08 July 2024
Arbitration is increasingly being recognised, including in the banking and financial sector, as a means of resolving disputes that can meet the needs of parties who are no longer satisfied...
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EU Member States reach agreement on ECT arbitration clause
01 July 2024
On 26 June 2024, 26 EU Member States and the EU signed a declaration regarding the non-applicability of the investor-state arbitration clause in the ECT intra-EU (Declaration). The...
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Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal confirms enforceability of DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Agreements
01 July 2024
The overnight abolition of the DIFC-LCIA in September 2021 will be familiar to many. Although the UAE's arbitration landscape is well-serviced by other arbitral institutions in...
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Italian “DL Agricoltura”: new measures potentially affecting photovoltaic sector’s international investors
01 July 2024
On 15 May 2024, Decree Law n. 63 (“DL Agricoltura” or “Decree”) entered into force in Italy for a provisional period of 60 days, after which, in the lack of a...
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Preserving fairness in arbitration: The challenge of reviewing procedural decisions for apparent bias
26 June 2024
A Hong Kong court has reiterated that an arbitral tribunal enjoys a wide discretion as to the procedure it adopts, and repeatedly deciding matters, such as whether to hold an oral hearing,...
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UK snap general election stalls the progression of Bill intended to reform the English Arbitration Act 1996
30 May 2024
The UK government’s decision to call a snap general election has stalled the progression through Parliament of the Arbitration Bill, which was drafted to implement the Law...
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UK Government’s snap general election stalls Bill intended to clarify litigation funding regulations
28 May 2024
The UK’s snap general election has delayed indefinitely the progress of draft legislation which had been introduced with a view to restoring the pre-PACCAR status quo in which...
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No dice: no obligation to disclose conditional fee agreement in casino dispute
27 May 2024
The Singapore International Commercial Court has rejected an applicant’s efforts to resist enforcement of an award on the ground that the non-disclosure of a conditional fee agreement ...
