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We are pleased to share the latest updates to the ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration, published in the first half of 2026. Reflecting our commitment to providing comprehensive, inclusive, and practical resources for arbitration practitioners globally, ICCA has published updates covering Reports for eight jurisdictions and new legislation for several more.  Continue reading

This blogpost updates our previous analysis on the Australis case (link). Continue reading on website

In this episode of On Just Terms partners Jason Betts and Melissa Gladstone speak with Professor Anthea Roberts, ANU Professor and leading scholar at the intersection of law, technology and global risk, about what it takes to work effectively with AI. They discuss why lawyers may be uniquely positioned to thrive in the AI era, how multi-agent AI systems can tackle complex interdisciplinary challen

How often do challenges to arbitration awards actually succeed in Singapore, and what does the data tell us about cost and timing?Min Jian Chan, Michael Chee, and Anand Tiwari dig into the Singapore chapter of Reed Smith’s International Arbitration Report 2025. They cover success rates, the most common grounds for challenge, how long proceedings take, cost consequences, and what it all means for a

On 6 March 2026, the Republic of Honduras (“Honduras”) re-signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the “ICSID Convention”) once again (see here). Continue reading on website

Podcast Episode · Legal Innovation Spotlight · September 16 · 45m Listen on website

On 13 July 2026, Uzbekistan adopted a new Constitutional Law establishing the Tashkent International Financial Center as a special jurisdiction with its own legal regime (“Constitutional Law”). Continue reading on website

𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀Administrative secretaries can often be found supporting arbitral tribunals. Their role has at times been the subject of significant scrutiny, but, as ever, the public discourse moved on. Now, as AI reshapes how arbitral tribunals work and the dema

𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Last Friday, we hosted the Stockholm edition of Ciarb's Global Anti-Corruption Roundtable Series at our offices in Stockholm. The discussion explored the corruption risks facing arbitration and ADR more broadly, shone a light on the tools and practices already improvi

Judiciaries worldwide have increasingly sought to regulate Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) through scattered practice directions and ad hoc guidance. On 3 June 2026, the Supreme Court of India (“Supreme Court”) broke from that pattern. Continue reading on website

Recorded 22 June 2026In Part 2 of our latest episode of Inside IR, industrial relations partner Rohan Doyle and Melbourne Business School Professor Jennifer Overbeck continue their discussion on the evolving enterprise bargaining landscape, exploring how employers, unions and employees can move beyond short-term, power-based bargaining and invest in negotiation processes that create sustainable va

In this episode, we continue our director series with part two of our cross examination of Catherine Brenner and John Mullen. In our last episode, we left you on a cliffhanger. We now pick up where we left off. We also discussed the value in good communications, the human factor in cyber incident response, a values-led approach as compared with a compliance-led approach, AI, of course, and board s

After nearly a decade, the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (“VIAC” or the “Centre”) has adopted a new set of arbitration rules, marking their fifth iteration. Continue reading on website

Wine Not Again?🍷💜  A huge thank you to the more than 150 arbitration practitioners who joined us at the SCC for the second edition of our After Work, Wine Not Again, ahead of the Swedish Arbitration Days 2026! It was wonderful to welcome so many familiar and new faces to Stockholm for an evening of light refreshments, great conversation and good company – the perfect way to kick off Swedish Arbi

𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗖𝗖 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗕𝗔𝗿'𝘀 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 The Brazilian Arbitration Committee (Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem - CBAr) held its International Arbitration Congress in Rio de Janeiro from 30 August to 1 September and celebrated its 25th anniversary. SCC Board Vice-Chair, Crina Baltag, represented the SCC at this even

We are delighted to launch our new podcast series, Insuring AI, which explores the broad range of questions that AI is throwing up for the insurance world.In this first episode, we discuss the legal statement on liability for AI harms published by the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) in July 2026 and its implications for insurance liability claims.  The statement seeks to address in what circumsta

The 2026 ICC Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”) never mention artificial intelligence (“AI”). They already govern it. Articles 20, 46, 23(2), and 37(3) build the whole architecture for AI governance, and the tribunal-secretary provisions quietly state the test. The ICC has done more than it knows.The Rules entered into force on June 1, 2026, the most substantial revision of the ICC framework in a dec

On 5 June 2026, the Chief Justice of India (“CJI”) stood in London and told a room of arbitration practitioners something that deserved more attention than it received. Continue reading on website

Podcast Episode · Legal Innovation Spotlight · September 9 · 43m Listen on website

On March 27, 2026, the German Hamm Higher Regional Court (“OLG Hamm”) referred questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) that go beyond the familiar terrain of Achmea and Komstro Continue reading on website