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In the modern legal landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) has become an invaluable tool for lawyers, particularly in the realm of document summarization. Almost every lawyer has encountered incorrect answers and even hallucinations when toying around with legal questions posed to AI. This is why using AI to answer legal questions, at least as of today, should be approached with great skepticism. On area where AI is used more and more often is the task of…
Welcome to the 18th edition of the Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook. We are pleased to bring you our…
Since posting the chronology of the jurisdictional battle between Russia and the European Union triggered by Russia’s war…
Introduction We cannot close the year 2024 before we have given our two cents on the arbitration statistics for the year 2023! Once again, we have summarized and analysed for you last year’s international arbitration statistics.[1] In 2020, we have seen impressive figures. In 2021 and 2022, we have seen the numbers of new cases drop after years of continuing growth. In 2023, the numbers started growing again. The researched institutions reached a combined record…
International disputes increasingly focus on environmental issues, particularly in arbitration, either as a result of regulations deemed too…
In July 2023, we had reported that the French Association des Avocats Conseils d’Entreprises (ACE) had challenged the…
This debate occurred as part of London International Disputes Week and was chaired by Stella Mitchell-Voisin, CEO of Summit Trust International. Anthony Poulton and Richard Molesworth of Baker McKenzie argued in favour of the motion (the “House”), while Dakis Hagen KC and Stephanie Thompson, both of Serle Court Chambers, argued against (the “Opposition”). It should be noted that the views expressed by the speakers were not necessarily their own. The theme of the motion –…
On 1 June 2024, the 2024 Administered Arbitration Rules of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre will come…
Artificial Intelligence has officially arrived on the laptops and iPads of arbitration practitioners. Artificial Intelligences promises to make…
On the occasion of the 31st Vis Moot, Baker McKenzie and the Moot Alumni Association supported by the ICC have joined forces to raise awareness on the impact of disability inclusion in international arbitration. The event took place on 26 March 2024 in the form of two panel discussions: While the first panel dealt with hypothetical scenarios where issues of disability inclusion may arise in arbitration, the second panel spurred a discussion and exchange where…