Since posting the chronology of the jurisdictional battle between Russia and the European Union triggered by Russia’s war on Ukraine on December 5, 2024[1], the European Union has further adjusted its sanctions regime against Russia. On December 16, 2024, the Council of the European Union passed the 15th sanctions package by adopting Council Regulation (EU) 2024/3192.[2] The regulation amended Regulation (EU) No 833/2014. Inter alia, a new Art. 11c was added to Regulation (EU) No…
Introduction We cannot close the year 2024 before we have given our two cents on the arbitration statistics…
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 validity of Art. 5n (2) of Regulation (EU) 833/2014 before the General Court of the European Union (the Court).[1] Similar actions had been filed by several Belgian bar associations and the Paris Bar Association. Art. 5n (2) of Regulation (EU) 833/2014 prohibits the provision of legal advisory services to the Russian Government and to Russian entities. On…
On 11 April 2024, Baker McKenzie launched the Arbitration Bill Progress Tracker, hosted on Global Arbitration News. The…
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 into effect. The 2024 Rules can be accessed here. The 2024 Rules maintain HKIAC’s “light touch” approach to case administration, which respects party autonomy and has been a fundamental feature of HKIAC administered arbitrations. This means that parties who have adopted arbitration under the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules in force when the arbitration commences can rest assured…
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…
Capital is a business consulting firm that was founded by Ula Cartwright-Finch, a former lawyer at Linklaters and Herbert Smith Freehills with a PhD in cognitive neuroscience. The report named “The Usual Suspects: Deciphering Decision-Making in Arbitrator Selection” was presented at the ADR in Asia Conference organized by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) in October 2023. The report endeavors to analyze biases inherent in the process of selecting arbitrators. The key take away of…