Artificial Intelligence has officially arrived on the laptops and iPads of arbitration practitioners. Artificial Intelligences promises to make arbitrations significantly more efficient – lawyers might feel tempted to use Artificial Intelligence to draft parts of the written submissions and arbitrators might feel tempted to use Artificial Intelligence to draft parts of the awards. However, there are no rules for the use of Artificial Intelligence in arbitration. The Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC) set…

In November, Baker McKenzie has launched a series of virtual seminars on arbitration: Arbitration Lunch Break. In the seminars, our lawyers and guests discuss the practical aspects of each step of arbitration proceedings, from the drafting of an arbitration agreement to the enforcement of an arbitral award. If you joined our first session in November 2023, we are confident that you already apply our tips and tricks and you are now spending less time drafting…

Introduction As every year,[1] we have taken a closer look at the statistics that are available for arbitration proceedings at some of the most important arbitral institutions.[2] Over the last four years, the picture has always been the same: the number of proceedings was rising – in Europe, in the Americas as well as in Asia. This picture seems to have changed in 2021: some institutions have achieved new records, such as the ICSID. However,…