LexisNexis: Azerbaijan Arbitration Days 2025: Baku Steps Onto the Global Stage

The two-day programme brought together judges, policymakers, counsel and arbitrators to discuss the Middle Corridor’s commercial realities, energy-sector disputes, and the institutional architecture needed for efficient dispute resolution. Witten by LexisNexis author Ahmet Koçak, partner Demircioğlu Koçak Bayraktar Avukatlık.   Arbitration on the Middle Corridor The inauguration session underscored state-court support and international engagement. Chaired by Prof. Dr. Kamalia Mehtiyeva, President of the Baku Arbitration Centre, the session featured Chief Justice Dr. Inam Karimov on judicial leadership and institutional alignment; Justice Minister Dr. Farid Ahmadov on policy horizons; Charles Michel (former President of the European Council) on arbitration as a ‘last safe haven’ in turbulent times; and Prof. Dr. Maria Chiara Malaguti (former UNIDROIT President) on the link between the Middle Corridor’s infrastructure build-out and investment contracts. Further panels gathered…