Mozambique Enacts Commercial Arbitration and Local Content Laws
Mozambique has enacted new laws revising the State Business Sector, Mining, Petroleum, and Local Content legislation, with the stated aim of reinforcing commercial arbitration mec...
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Gold Fields and Engineers & Planners $740 Million Mining Dispute Moves to Arbitration in Ghana
Gold Fields Ltd., a Johannesburg-listed gold producer, and its long-time mining contractor Engineers & Planners Co. are proceeding to arbitration in Ghana over a dispute valued at...
Bombay High Court Criticizes NBFCs' Algorithm-Based Unilateral Arbitrator Appointments
The Bombay High Court has flagged and criticized a growing practice among non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) in India of unilaterally appointing arbitrators through institution...
Almaden Files US$2.68 Billion Damages Reply in CPTPP Arbitration Against Mexico
Almaden Minerals Ltd., alongside Almadex Minerals, has submitted an updated damages Reply seeking US$2.68 billion in ongoing international arbitration against the Mexican governme...
India Proposes Statutory Recognition of Emergency Arbitration with Draft Section 9A
India has released a draft amendment to its Arbitration and Conciliation Act proposing the introduction of Section 9A, intended to give statutory recognition to emergency arbitrat...
Supreme Court Confirms Federal Court Jurisdiction to Confirm Arbitration Awards
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal courts retain jurisdiction to confirm arbitration awards. This decision clarifies the extent of federal judicial authority in post-ar...
Supreme Court of India Recognizes Transnational Issue Estoppel in Arbitration Enforcement
The Supreme Court of India has adopted the doctrine of transnational issue estoppel in the context of enforcing foreign arbitral awards. The decision bars parties from re-arguing...
ICC Releases 2026 Arbitration Rules with Updates for Commercial Parties
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published its updated 2026 Arbitration Rules. The amended rules, effective almost immediately, introduce several notable changes re...
US Supreme Court Expands FAA Exemption for Last-Mile Drivers
On May 28, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock clarifying and expanding the exemption for transportation workers unde...
Venezuela's Hydrocarbons Law Permits International Arbitration
Venezuela's recently introduced hydrocarbons framework now permits contractual disputes between the government and investors to be resolved through international arbitration. This...
Ninth Circuit: FAA Bars Use of Non-Mutual Offensive Collateral Estoppel to Invalidate Arbitration Agreements
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) does not permit the use of non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel to invalidate arbitration...
ICSID Tribunal Dismisses Silver Bull's $315 Million Claim Against Mexico
On 29 May 2026, an ICSID tribunal unanimously dismissed a $315 million arbitration claim brought by U.S.-based Silver Bull Resources against Mexico. The claim, filed in 2023 under...
US Supreme Court Affirms Federal Courts' Authority to Confirm or Vacate Arbitration Awards
The US Supreme Court has issued a decision confirming that federal district courts possess the authority to confirm or vacate arbitration awards under the Federal Arbitration Act,...
Vicuña Copper Project Transport Halt in Argentina Raises Possibility of International Arbitration
A provincial prosecutor in La Rioja, Argentina, has ordered a 30-day suspension of all transport along a route used by the $18bn Vicuña copper project, led by BHP and Lundin Minin...
German Supreme Court Upholds $2B Bayer Arbitration Award in BASF Dispute
Germany's Supreme Court (BGH) has rejected an appeal challenging a $2 billion arbitration award granted to Bayer in a dispute with BASF related to a post-merger and acquisition is...
Supreme Court to Hear RAKIA Plea Against Nimmagadda Prasad After Mediation Failure
The Supreme Court of India has scheduled a hearing in July 2026 on the plea by RAKIA (Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority) to enforce a UAE civil judgment totaling around Rs 543 c...
Samsung and Union Hold Final Government-Led Mediation Before Possible Strike
Samsung Electronics and its largest labor union resumed government-led mediation talks to try to resolve a dispute over performance-based bonuses, with a strike threatened if nego...
Polish Court Enforces CIETAC Arbitration Award Against Bioton
On 26 May 2026, the Warsaw Court of Appeal recognized and declared enforceable a 2017 CIETAC arbitration award ordering Bioton and its partner SciGen to pay significant sums to He...
2026 ICC Arbitration Rules: Key Procedural Changes and Expedited Options
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has put into force its 2026 Arbitration Rules, which apply to all ICC arbitrations filed from June 1, 2026. The revised rules contain s...
ICC Releases 2026 Arbitration Rules: Key Procedural Changes Announced
On June 1, 2026, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will bring into force new Arbitration Rules that replace the 2021 version. The 2026 Rules introduce targeted modificat...
ICSID Arbitration Initiated by Neltume Ports Against Uruguay Over Montecon Investment
Neltume Ports, a Chilean company holding a 60% stake in Montecon, has begun formal arbitration proceedings against Uruguay at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment...
AAA-ICDR Introduces AI-Enabled Arbitrator for Commercial Disputes
The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) has announced the introduction of an AI-enabled arbitrator tool to assist in the resolu...
International Arbitrators Reject Rwanda's $134 Million Claim Against UK Over Scrapped Migrant Pact
An international arbitration panel has dismissed Rwanda's $134 million compensation claim against the United Kingdom. The claim stemmed from the UK's decision to scrap a controver...
Permanent Court of Arbitration Upholds Indus Waters Treaty Obligations Between India and Pakistan
On May 15, 2026, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague issued a Supplemental Award concerning disputes over the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between Pakistan and Indi...