20 Mar, 2024 Riyals on the Line: Liquidated Damages under the Saudi Civil Transactions Law By Amani Khalifa Amr Omran Samy Ayoub The Saudi Civil Transactions Law (the Saudi Civil Code) entered into force on 16 December 2023 and applies retrospectively with a few...
11 Mar, 2024 Summary of the UIA Guide “Economic Sanctions and Arbitration: A Practical Guide for Parties, Counsel and Arbitrators” By Vasuda Sinha Introduction In September 2023, the International Association of Lawyers (Union Internationale des Avocats) published a guide on economic...
23 Feb, 2024 Increased investment protection: The ratification of the Iraq-UAE BIT By Sami Tannous Ann Matthias Ahmed Mazlom Background Iraq has historically proven to be a challenging market for investors. Investment protection treaties such as bilateral...
20 Feb, 2024 International Arbitration: top trends in 2024 By Ashley Jones Freshfields has launched International arbitration: top trends in 2024. Our annual report, compiled by international arbitration...
08 Feb, 2024 Disruptions to supply chains: can the Houthi’s attacks in the Red Sea give rise to force majeure? By Noiana Marigo Sami Tannous Carsten Wendler Samantha Tan Xin Liu +2 more... Show less The recent missile strikes by the Houthi in the Red Sea added an unexpected and disruptive twist to supply chain operations worldwide....
06 Feb, 2024 Indian Supreme Court upholds the group of companies doctrine By Boris Kasolowsky Vasuda Sinha Rohit Bhat Stuti Gadodia +1 more... Show less The Indian Supreme Court has settled a long-standing debate on the extension of arbitration agreements to non-signatories, holding that...
05 Dec, 2023 The Curious Case of Crossover Witnesses in Post-M&A Arbitration By Carsten Wendler Eric Leikin Stuti Gadodia Introduction A crucial aspect of any M&A deal is the transfer of employees along with the Target company. This is key to maintain...
30 Nov, 2023 38th Annual Freshfields / SIA Arbitration Lecture – Sir Christopher Greenwood discusses Public International Law in arbitration: some current issues By Caspar Everett Ashley Jones The annual Freshfields Arbitration Lecture took place on 14 November 2023 with former judge at the International Court of Justice and...
09 Oct, 2023 How Singapore’s international arbitration laws will compare with the position post-reform of the English Arbitration Act By Nicholas Lingard Samantha Tan Victoria Seow Singapore’s international arbitration law historically was aligned to its English equivalent. In 1994, Singapore’s International...
03 Oct, 2023 Ukraine’s termination of its Bilateral Investment Treaty with Russia: what happened and what it means for potential future claims By Eric Leikin Noah Rubins KC Sofia Svinkovskaya Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion and following its severance of diplomatic relations with Russia on 24 February...
02 Oct, 2023 Mozambique v Privinvest: UK Supreme Court clarifies the conditions for a stay of court proceedings in favour of arbitration By Joshua Kelly Caspar Everett Emma Belletti On 20 September 2023, the UK Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) and...
13 Sep, 2023 Changes to Nigeria’s Arbitration Regime By Jodie Reindorf Kim Rosenberg Arthur Ddamulira Changes to Nigeria’s Arbitration Regime Nigeria’s Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1988 (the "1988 Act") has been repealed and replaced...