Arbitration in the Middle East

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Arbitration in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Arbitration in UAE—Lexology Panoramic guide

A guide, published by Lexology Panoramic, provides an introduction to Arbitration in United Arab Emirates covering such topics as: arbitration agreements, constitution of arbitral tribunal, jurisdiction, arbitral proceedings, interim measures, awards, proceedings subsequent to issuance of award and update and trends. See Practice Note: Arbitration—United Arab Emirates—Q&A guide.

Challenging arbitral jurisdiction and anti-suit injunctions in the UAE

Our Practice Note considers challenging arbitral jurisdiction and anti-suit injunctions in the UAE. It considers challenging jurisdiction in the UAE courts and the courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). See Practice Note: Challenging arbitral jurisdiction and anti-suit injunctions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Interim remedies and arbitration in the UAE

Our Practice Note considers interim, emergency relief or remedies (including injunctions) and arbitration in the UAE. It considers interim remedies available in the UAE courts (including preservatory attachment orders and travel bans and interim orders available in support of arbitration proceedings) and interim remedies available in the DIFC courts, as well as interim relief available from tribunals in arbitration proceedings ...

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ICC expands Advanced Arbitration Academy to four global regions

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has announced the expansion of its Advanced Arbitration Academy program to Western Europe, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. The one-year program aims to develop arbitrators across jurisdictions through eight mandatory in-person workshops covering arbitration processes from tribunal constitution to award scrutiny. Each regional academy will accept approximately 40 candidates through competitive selection, with priority given to regional applicants. The program will be led by appointed co-chairs including Chiann Bao, Matthew Secomb, and May Tai for Asia; Christian Albanesi, Sandra González Vila, and Maria Claudia Procopiak for Latin America; Beata Gessel-Kalinowska Vel Kalisz, Galina Zukova, and Luminita Popa for Central and Eastern Europe; and Niuscha Bassiri, Michael Bühler, and Tina Cicchetti for Western Europe.

Copy-and-paste arbitral award in Arbitration? Breach of natural justice in DOI v DOJ & Othe...

Arbitration analysis: The case concerned an application to set aside an arbitral award (‘Award’) rendered by the majority of a three-member tribunal (‘Majority’) in a Singapore-seated arbitration administered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). In a departure from the usual judicial reluctance to interfere with arbitral awards, the Singapore International Commercial Court (‘SICC’) set aside the Award for breach of natural justice, holding that the Majority had breached (a) the rule against bias in the form of prejudgment, and (b) the fair hearing rule. The claimant’s principal complaint was that the Majority had prejudged the dispute by cutting and pasting its reasoning and conclusions on all issues in the Award from awards issued in prior related arbitrations, rather than approaching the dispute with an impartial and independent mind. This analysis examines how the circumstances in this case satisfied the high threshold required to set aside an award for breach of natural justice. Written by Swee Yen Koh, S.C, head of International Arbitration, partner, Laura Chang, partner, and Alessa Pang, partner, at WongPartnership LLP.

SCC Arbitration Institute publishes report on ISDS case administration trends

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute has published a report examining its role in Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). The report reveals SCC has administered 129 ISDS cases since 1993, with 96 active International Investment Agreements referring to SCC or Stockholm as an arbitration venue. The analysis covers the impact of the CJEU's Achmea decision on intra-EU disputes and highlights SCC's continued role across different legal systems, with 67% of current bilateral investment treaties involving civil law jurisdictions.

Devas v Antrix—US Supreme Court revive application to enforce US$1.3bn arbitral award

Law360: The US Supreme Court on 5 June 2025 overturned a Ninth Circuit decision refusing to enforce a US$1.3bn arbitral award issued to an Indian satellite communications company, ruling that the court's outlier interpretation of a jurisdictional question was incorrect.

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