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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…
On 11 April 2024, Baker McKenzie launched the Arbitration Bill Progress Tracker, hosted on Global Arbitration News. The Tracker provides an overview of the Arbitration Bill, a guide to the key proposed changes and implications if the Bill is passed, and maps out the Bill’s progress, which will be updated regularly. The UK government asked the Law Commission to review the Arbitration Act 1996 to determine whether any amendments are required in order to ensure…
This debate occurred as part of London International Disputes Week and was chaired by Stella Mitchell-Voisin, CEO of…
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 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…
On the occasion of the 31st Vis Moot, Baker McKenzie and the Moot Alumni Association supported by the…
Capital is a business consulting firm that was founded by Ula Cartwright-Finch, a former lawyer at Linklaters and Herbert…
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…