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The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published the final 2026 Arbitration Rules, which will govern cases administered by the ICC...
The China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC) has announced that its new arbitrator roster came into effect on 1 May 2026, with arbitrators serving...
Law360, London: An appeals court told Nokia on 18 May 2026 that it cannot compel Acer and Asus to arbitrate over cross-licenses for their own patents...
This week's edition of Arbitration weekly highlights includes coverage of arbitration-related decisions from England and Wales, Switzerland and India,...
Ad hoc arbitration—an introduction to the key features of ad hoc arbitrationAn ad hoc arbitration is any arbitration in which the parties have not...
Institutional arbitration—an introduction to the key features of institutional arbitrationWhat is institutional arbitration?An institutional...
International arbitration—key differences between international and domestic arbitrationSTOP PRESS: This Practice Note is currently Under Review in...
Law of the arbitration proceedings—curial law or lex arbitri (England and Wales)STOP PRESS: This Practice Note has been updated in light of the new...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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