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Look Back to Look Forwards – Current Hot Topics Across the Arbitral Spectrum (and Expectations for 2026)

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Introduction On Tuesday 2 December 2025, Baker McKenzie hosted the all-female panel, “Look Back to Look Forwards with ArbitralWomen – Current Hot Topics Across the Arbitral Spectrum (and expectations for 2026)” with ArbitralWomen as part of London Arbitration Week 2025. Kate Corby of Baker McKenzie chaired the panel and shared insights into the acute impact of geopolitical instability across the arbitration world as well as the increasing technical and documentary complexities of arbitrations. Wing Shek…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2024-2025 – United Kingdom

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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation The Arbitration Bill (“Bill”), which was introduced into Parliament in late 2023, proposes to amend the Arbitration Act 1996 (“1996 Act”), the principal legislation governing arbitration in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland, to ensure that the 1996 Act remains fit for purpose. Following a general election being called in the UK, the legislative process had to be renewed, and the new government re-commenced the process by introducing…

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Hope for the Litigation Funding Industry?

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In Therium Litigation Funding A IC v Bugsby Property LLC[1] the English Commercial Court had its first opportunity to consider the enforceability of Litigation Funding Agreements (“LFAs”) following the decision of the Supreme Court in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others[2] (“PACCAR “). In PACCAR, the Supreme Court held that where litigation funders are to be remunerated by reference to a share of damages obtained by…

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The English Court of Appeal grants anti-suit injunction to enforce Paris seated arbitration

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Introduction English courts recently heard and determined three separate applications with near mirroring facts for anti-suit injunctions (“ASI”) brought by (i) Deutsche Bank, (ii) Commerzbank and (iii) an unknown entity given anonymisation of the judgment, all brought against RusChemAlliance LLC (“RCA”), a Russian entity in which Gazprom has a direct interest. All three cases relate to proceedings RCA initiated in Russia in breach of the relevant arbitration agreements. The application for ASI was refused in…

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