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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! Join us and practitioners from across the globe at the iconic Grand Hotel in Stockholm on 10–11 September for an exclusive 1.5-day international conference. The theme of this year's edition is "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿�

In September 2025, Roberto Castro de Figueiredo argued on this Blog that President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs could distort competition among multinationals investing in the U.S. and thereby trigger most-favoured-nation (“MFN”) concerns under U.S. investment treaties. That intervention was timely and important. Continue reading on website

𝗜𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴?Arbitration practitioners tend to love the game. The strategy, the competition, the war stories. But disputes are the business's headache, not its playground. That gap matters.In our latest SCC Spotlight Talk, we sit down wi

In Singapore, the courts have long adhered to the principles from earlier English cases such as Emirates Trading Agency LLC v Prime Mineral Exports Pte Ltd [2015] 1 WLR 1145, asserting that failure to comply with mandatory pre-arbitral procedures strips the arbitral tribunal of its jurisdiction. Recently, however, there has been a notable shift. Continue reading on website

In its second issue for this year, Arbitration continues to target and engage with pressing questions which lie at the heart of international dispute resolution.In her Editorial to this issue, Prof. S.I Strong writes: Continue reading on website

Export controls and sanctions risk are now a day-to-day issue across the Defence ecosystem - from primes and OEMs to technology and dual use innovators, defence infrastructure contractors and defence focused investors - particularly where programs involve US origin technology, third country collaboration or dual use components.In this special podcast episode, we share a recent client webinar were

Juliee Conde Medina, Manager Counsel Compliance at The Hershey Company, joins The Advocate Next Door to explain compliance as “following the rules,” spanning areas like FDA issues, sanctions, internal investigations, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and third-party risk management, with small teams supporting global organizations. She describes a “wheel of compliance” that includes po

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗖𝗖 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗖𝗖 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰This publication, authored by SCC Specialist Counsel Jake Lowther and former SCC Intern Yasmine Brunstorp, examines 1,107 arbitrator appointments across 854 registered cases and 436 individual arbitrators over the five-year period from 2020 to 2024, tracking progress on gender, nat

The long debates about the pros and cons of party-appointed arbitrators, as opposed to the institutions appointing all three arbitrators, have missed a far more important distinction which bears on a tribunal’s effectiveness to decide a case in a fair manner: how arbitrators see their role in determining the facts of the case. Continue reading on website

In Episode 2 of Deal Talk, partners Kam Jamshidi and Nicole Pedler explore what the 2025 NBIO market reveals for bidders and targets in Australian public M&A.HSF Kramer has deeply analysed non binding indicative offers in public deals to extract the key lessons for bidders and targets when formulating their M&A strategy. Drawing on this proprietary data, the episode examines when NBIOs most common

Podcast Episode · Legal Innovation Spotlight · May 20 · 47m Listen on website

𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.Last Wednesday, we welcomed Swedish-speaking law students for an evening dedicated to one of the most important, yet often overlooked, areas of legal practice: internati

On 17 February 2026, ICSID published its report on cases registered in 2025. This report revealed that a record number of cases were filed against states in Sub-Saharan Africa. Indeed, ICSID’s statistics indicate that 15 cases were registered against these states (ICSID Caseload – 2026-1 Report), constituting almost a quarter of all ICSID cases registered in 2025. Continue reading on website

Leah Boston, an estate planning attorney, joins The Advocate Next Door to share her unconventional path from psychology and public health to the world of trusts, wills, and legacy planning. What began as an interest in medical malpractice law evolved into a passion for helping families protect generational wealth and prepare for the unexpected through thoughtful estate planning.Leah breaks down wh

On December 22, 2022, an Arbitral Tribunal issued its award on a dispute between HidroCadereyta and Pemex involving a 2013 public procurement contract for the design and construction of a hydrogen power plant and a natural gas pipeline. The Tribunal ultimately declared the termination of the Contract and ordered Pemex to pay MXN 72,090,952.43 and USD 11,413,242.39 in damages. Following the Award,

Hilton Mervis, a partner and international litigation practitioner at McDermott Will & Schulte, London has proposed a novel contractual arbitration clause designed to address long‑standing difficulties in enforcing cross‑border monetary court judgments. The core idea is to allow an unpaid final court judgment to be converted into an arbitral award, which can then be enforced internationally under

In the latest episode of On Just Terms, HSF Kramer partners Jason Betts and Rebecca Maslen-Stannage are joined by The Honourable Michelle Rowland MP, Attorney-General of Australia, for a wide-ranging discussion on the government's legal priorities. The Attorney-General shares insights on Privacy Act reform, the government's position on copyright and AI and why there is no text and data mining exce

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀💜You will work closely with our administrators and case lawyers, supporting the administration of complex international disputes. The role is flexible, typically one day per week during term time, with full-time periods during the summer and Christmas holidays. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳�

The events that occurred in Venezuela on January 3rd this year (“J3”), in which Nicolás Maduro, who was unlawfully holding the office of President of Venezuela, was removed by US forces and brought to trial in New York on charges of narco-terrorism and other offenses, may prove consequential not only for Venezuela’s political and economic landscape, but also for dispute resolution in strategic sec

Podcast Episode · Legal Innovation Spotlight · May 13 · 52m Listen on website