SCC: 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲, 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗩𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗠&𝗔 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆   The SCC Arbitration Institute was pleased to co-organise 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩...

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲, 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗩𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗠&𝗔 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆   The SCC Arbitration Institute was pleased to co-organise 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦, 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘝𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘔&𝘈 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, kindly hosted by Muşat & Asociaţii in Bucharest.   Building on the launch of the SCC Arbitration Rules in Romanian in 2025, the event brought together leading practitioners to discuss one of the fastest-growing areas of international arbitration: post-M&A disputes. Business acquisitions were the single largest contract category in the SCC's caseload in 2025, with 57 cases, representing 27% of all 213 disputes registered last year.   The discussion covered the efficient management of M&A disputes under the SCC Rules, arbitrator appointment, and safeguards for independence and impartiality as well as how dispute-resolution choices made at the deal stage shape outcomes once disputes arise. Post-M&A disputes at the SCC took on average 209 days from referral to final award, with cases under the…