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国际能源仲裁2025年度观察（一）
2026年1月22日至23日，第十四届国际能源仲裁大会（14th ITA-IEL-ICC Joint Conference on International Energy…
Phoenix Legal successfully represented Offshore Infrastructures Limited before the Supreme Court in an SLP challenging a Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, resulting in a landmark judgment upholding the validity of arbitration agreements despite the appointment procedure having become inoperative post-2015 amendments.
We are pleased to share that hashtag#PhoenixLegal has successfully represented Offshore Infrastructures Limited (OIL) in a Special Leave Petition…
English courts support arbitration and take a hard line on anti‑suit injunction breach, finding a company and its director guilty of contempt of court
A recent judgment of the English Commercial Court in V Ships Ltd v Luna Management Corp [2025] EWHC 3329 (Comm), illustrates not only the willingness…
Outlook 2026: Mexico Litigation and Arbitration
Recent amendments to the Amparo Law impose restrictions on granting injunctions in cases involving public interests, including those that may affect…
Tribunal's failure to engage with new argument raised in closing submissions not sufficient ground to challenge award for procedural irregularity under s.68 of the Arbitration Act 1996
Arbitration awards rendered in arbitrations seated in England and Wales may be challenged in the English courts in only the limited circumstances set…
JAMS and Law.com Release 2025 ADR Industry Trends Survey
Irvine, Calif. - JAMS, in collaboration with Law.com, today released findings from its 2025 ADR Industry Trends Survey, showing that alternative…
Court affirms that a tribunal is generally entitled to apply the law of the seat to a procedural issue
In an earlier decision arising out of this dispute under a bilateral investment treaty arbitration, the Commercial Court held that mere ratification…
English Arbitration Round-Up - 2025
In this article, the authors carefully pick and critically analyse 50+ arbitration-related judgments of English courts under the English Arbitration…
SCC Arbitration Institute partners with Legora to enhance efficient dispute resolution services
SCC Arbitration Institute has partnered with Legora to further modernise its workflows. By adopting Legora, SCC enhances the efficiency, consistency…
Arbitral confidentiality: the exceptions that prove the rule?
This litigation originates from high-value fraud claims by Mrs Bourlakova and her children against the estate of her late husband and his relatives…
Efficiency vs Fairness: Documents‑Only Arbitrations Under Scrutiny Natural Justice Is Not a Gateway to Re‑Argue the Merits
Courts in Singapore have long positioned themselves as guardians of the efficiency and fairness of arbitration. Recent Court of Appeal decisions…
QICCA Conciliation Rules 2026 - scope, confidentiality and process at a glance
The Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) has issued new Conciliation Rules, in force from 1 February 2026, which apply…
Oil & Gas in 2026: International Arbitration
Several significant international arbitration decisions were handed down for the oil & gas industry through 2025, with the most notab…
International Arbitration: AI Arbitrator Launched by the AAA-ICDR
The American Arbitration Association - International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) has launched an artificial intell…
Supreme Court of Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina upholds a pathological arbitration clause
In a recent decision concerning the annulment of a domestic arbitral award, the Supreme Court of Bosnia’s sub-sovereign entity Federation Bosnia and…
ADR at any cost? When refusal is reasonable
In the recent case of Belson & Ors v Belson & Ors [2025] EWHC 2989 (Ch), the Court rejected an argument that claimants who had succeeded in a trusts…
Litigation and Arbitration: New Rules on Governing Law and Arbitration Seat for Hong Kong and Macau Investors in the Greater Bay Area
In a landmark development, Hong Kong and Macao enterprises in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (“GBA”) can agree on either the Mainland…
Het gebruik van AI in juridische procedures
Deze stukken bevatten meerdere onbegrijpelijke verwijzingen naar wetsartikelen en juridische onjuistheden. De rechtbank oordeelde dat van eiser mocht…
Interim Relief in ADGM-Seated Arbitrations: Mandatory Rules Prevail
In A30 & Ors v E30 & Ors [2025] ADGMCA 0003, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Court of Appeal expressly confirmed that in the context of granting…
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Enforces Private Employment Arbitration Clauses under Act 100 Discrimination Claims
In Kendall Hope Tucker v. Money Group, 2026 TSPR 9, 217 DPR ___ (2026), the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico addressed the enforceability of an…
A question of Admissibility or Jurisdiction? An overview of international positions regarding compliance with agreed pre-arbitration processes
A recent decision by the High Court of Singapore has addressed, at first instance, a controversial procedural question in international arbitration…
J.P. Thomson Architects v. Greater Essex CDSB
Ontario’s Court of Appeal clarifies that a 30‑day reference in a standard-form multi‑tier dispute resolution clause is a minimum resolution period…
Sinclair v. T.D.M.C. Holdings Ltd.
The British Columbia Court of Appeal holds that any party seeking to cross appeal an award must do so within the same 30-day deadline that applies to…
Inter Pipeline Ltd v. Teine Energy Ltd
Ontario Court issues an anti-arbitration injunction against a Hong Kong-seated arbitration brought to circumvent the Court’s previous ruling that the…
PR Act 100 Discrimination Claims: Puerto Rico SC Confirms Compulsory Arbitration
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court’s significant Tucker v. Money Group ruling holds that courts must compel arbitration, even for Puerto Rico…
Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial Of Motion To Compel Arbitration Imposed After Class Certification
Duane Morris Takeaways: On January 28, 2026, in Avery, et al. V. TEKsystems, Inc., 2026 U.S. App. LEXIS 2091, Case No. 24-5810 (9th Cir. Jan 27…
Can Owners Slow Down—Without Breach? Eco-Measures, CII, EU ETS and FuelEU Compliance, and BIMCO Clauses
The Carbon Compliance Paradox: Can Owners Lawfully Slow Down? As IMO CII, EU ETS, and FuelEU Maritime drive the industry toward lower emissions…
Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. United Mexican States
Court of Appeal for Ontario sets aside award upon finding justifiable doubts as to impartiality of one member of a three-member tribunal. The dispute…
FIDIC Releases New Guidance for Dispute Board Decisions
FIDIC has released its latest guidance for Dispute Board members in the form of Practice Note III: Dispute Board Decisions - Preparation and…
Buffalo Point First Nation v. Buffalo Point Cottage Owners Association Inc
Manitoba Court of Appeal confirms that the reasonableness standard continues to govern appeals from commercial arbitral awards, notwithstanding…