Moving towards more gender diversity in international arbitration has gained traction. In our last year’s article, we predicted that “more arbitral institutions will publish…

2016 has been another busy year for the world’s arbitral institutions. This is reflected by the institutions’ caseload numbers that have been reported for…

In its last week’s decision[1], the German Federal Constitutional Court gave green light for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (‘CETA’)[2] between the European…

This article is about two phenomena which currently impact the business of dispute resolution: The Vanishing Trial and the 30-70 %-Disease. What lies behind…

Over the course of 2016, arbitral institutions around the globe have published their case load statistics for 2015. Like last year, Global Arbitration News…

Are offers to arbitrate in BITs (Bilateral Investment Treaties) between EU member states compatible with the laws of the European Union? On 3 March…

In a remarkable turn of events the District Court of The Hague has set aside six arbitration awards, including the three final awards in…

As we have previously reported on Global Arbitration News [here], arbitral tribunals most often start their decision-making process for the allocation of costs with…

As we have outlined in an earlier post [here], arbitral tribunals – as a starting point – generally apply the rule “costs follow the…

The costs of international arbitration can be substantial. At the same time, an arbitral tribunal has a broad discretion regarding the question: Which party…