International arbitration
in 2024

Generative AI: opportunities and risks in arbitration

How is the sudden rise of more advanced forms of AI, such as generative AI and large language models, affecting arbitration?

Arbitration in times of crisis: conflict, sanctions, climate

Geopolitical crises, global warming, economic strife, and the regulatory and economic measures taken in response, will see companies seek damages using direct investor-State claims and political risk insurance and face climate change-related disputes. Sanctions could add layers of parallel proceedings, requiring risk and liability mitigation strategies.

Energy transition: critical minerals industry challenges

Soaring demand for minerals key to the energy transition will increasingly generate ESG challenges, with related energy and mining disputes often likely to go to arbitration.

Arbitration Act 1996 reforms: ensuring London remains a leading seat for international arbitration

Expected to make its way onto the statute book in 2024, the Arbitration Bill is likely to enhance the UK’s standing as a leading destination for international arbitration.

The EU’s campaign to end intra-EU investor-State arbitration: pushing investor creativity

All intra-EU bilateral investment treaties have now been terminated, which, combined with EU withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, could have significant implications for investor-State arbitration in Europe.

India: a new era for international arbitration?

What implications do recent court decisions have? How should investors plan strategically to resolve disputes?

The evolving landscape of arbitrator conflicts and disclosure requirements

The new UNCITRAL Code of Conduct and revised IBA Guidelines on conflicts of interest mean arbitrator independence and impartiality will be increasingly significant in the integrity of arbitral proceedings.

Construction and environmental disputes from oil and gas decommissioning

A wave of decommissioning-related disputes seems inevitable, testing substantive issues of construction and environmental law, as well as existing dispute resolution mechanisms in standard forms of contracts.

Public international law’s growing relevance for businesses

Economic uncertainty, supply chain disruption and geopolitical tensions make public international law increasingly relevant in transactions involving State-owned entities, boundary disputes affecting natural resources, corporate human rights claims and the development of ESG standards.

Clarity or confusion? The implications of domestic court rulings for arbitration

How will national court decisions across Europe and the US concerning anti-suit injunctions, challenges to awards, corruption and sovereign immunity around enforcement against State assets shape dispute resolution strategies?

Is your life sciences contract susceptible to renegotiation or termination if the economics of the deal changes?

Inflation and increased costs of capital are driving continued high numbers of life sciences arbitrations.