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Quarterly Focus: Not quite done in Taiwan

Dippy Singh — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:19:06 +0000

While it boasts an arbitration-friendly culture, there are notable gaps in Taiwan’s dispute resolution framework, not least its battle to accede to the New York Convention.

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India wins another pivotal state immunity clash

Dippy Singh — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:42:20 +0000

The London High Court has ruled that India’s ratification of the New York Convention is not a waiver of state immunity as the country seeks to escape enforcement of two arbitral awards.

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India amends arbitration law

Robert Li — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:26:21 +0000

The seminal 1996 Indian legislation is to undergo a fourth series of amendments via a Bill which aims to reduce court intervention and to strengthen and empower arbitral institutions, although concerns remain that certainty could be undermined.

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NY Convention loophole saves India in arbitral enforcement fight

Dippy Singh — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:57:36 +0000

A ‘commercial relationship’ get-out clause contained in the New York Convention has freed India from making good on a looming arbitral award. Arbitration practitioners tell CDR why the judgment is so significant.

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Spain suffers energy award setback in US

andras.tokai — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Three energy companies took a step closer to enforcing their respective Energy Charter Treaty-related arbitral awards in a US appellate court, but the saga is far from over. A US appellate court has held that it does have jurisdiction to hear enforcement proceedings for arbitral awards against sovereign states. The judgment in Nextera Energy v […]

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UK Supreme Court clarifies critical questions of jurisdiction

andras.tokai — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The Supreme Court has ruled that English courts can grant final mandatory anti-suit relief to restrain proceedings commenced in breach of an arbitration agreement seated outside England and Wales. In the first ruling of its kind, the UK Supreme Court yesterday (23 April) ruled that the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction to grant final […]

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Funders flocking to ISDS?

andras.tokai — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

CDR obtains perspective from the third-party funding industry on the particular attractions of ISDS, as well as its risks, drawbacks and likely future trends. News of the UK’s formal withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) last week has once again put investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) under the spotlight. The concept of ISDS is closely […]

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Aviation disputes forum takes flight

andras.tokai — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Modelled on industry specialist, private arbitration centres such as the shipping-focused LMAA, the Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation was launched less than two years ago, with by-default expedited proceedings due to be added soon. On 26 January this year, one of the newest dispute resolution institutions reached a milestone with its inaugural conference in […]

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