SCC: 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗻, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻   Last week, SCC Specialist Counsel Jake Lowther joined the arbit...

𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗻, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻   Last week, SCC Specialist Counsel Jake Lowther joined the arbitration community in Tallinn for Tallinn Arbitration Day 2026 and a busy programme of discussions around international arbitration.   The day began with 𝗪𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗲 𝗨𝗽 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗚𝗼-𝗚𝗼: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲, an SCC-SAA breakfast with Triinu Hiob, Albertas Šekštelo, and Eveli Lume. Drawing on the SCC’s recent Practice Note on challenges to arbitrators, the conversation explored conflicts of interest, disclosure and repeat appointments, as well as issue conflicts, including in the ISDS context.    The visit also reflected the strong links between the SCC and the Baltic region. 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝟴𝟬 𝗦𝗖𝗖 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝘃𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮, with the number of cases more than doubling in the second half of the period.   Thank you to Swedish Arbitration Association for co-organising the breakfast and Motiek…