Conducting international arbitration

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A quick guide to arbitration procedure

While there is no prescribed format that arbitrations must follow, this Practice Note provides a step-by-step guide of the procedural format of many arbitrations, with information on each stage of the arbitral process from considerations prior to commencement through to the making of the award. See Practice Note: A quick guide to the arbitration process.

Arbitration—venues and other practical matters

This Practice Note gives useful guidance on venues where arbitral proceedings may be held in London, including contact details for those venues. This Note also identifies issues that parties preparing for a hearing should consider, such as translators, the number of rooms required for the hearing and the use of technology in the hearing. See Practice Note: Arbitration in London—venues and other practical matters.

Drafting statements of case and memorials in international arbitration

This Practice Note provides practical guidance on the use of statements of case and memorials in international arbitration proceedings (sometimes referred to as pleadings in international arbitration proceedings). The Practice Note considers the definitions and differences between statements of case and memorial approaches, the relevance

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USA—D.C. Circuit (Court of Appeal) rules on sovereign immunity and arbitrability concerning an ISDS award (Deutsche Telekom v India)

Arbitration analysis: After India terminated a satellite spectrum lease deal, Deutsche Telekom (DT) initiated arbitration under the Germany-India Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). Despite India’s contentions that the BIT’s arbitration clause did not extend to the parties’ dispute, the tribunal, along with courts in Switzerland, Germany and Singapore held in favor of DT. The US district court likewise confirmed the award, rejecting India’s claims on sovereign immunity and forum non conveniens, and India’s substantive defenses were forfeited or precluded. On appeal, the D.C. Circuit remanded the case, holding that the district court erred by refusing to consider India’s substantive defenses. The court determined that India’s claim to immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) was ‘colorable’ and the legal boundary of challenges to the existence of an arbitration agreement and those concerning its scope were unclear, which is an issue currently pending before the US Supreme Court in a different petition for certiorari. Written by Gizem Alper, Independent International legal and ADR consultant.

High Court of Hong Kong refused to stay court proceedings in favour of arbitration

Arbitration analysis: Despite the clause in the 2014 shareholders’ agreement using broad terms such as ‘arising out of or relating to’ and extending to non-contractual obligations, the court held that the alleged misappropriation of corporate assets did not fall within its scope. The key reason was that Soremi Investments Ltd (SIL) was not a transacting party to the shareholders’ agreement, which governed relations between the shareholders rather than the company’s own affairs. The judgment refines the application of Fiona Trust in Hong Kong: broad words do not always override the contractual and party context. The decision has major drafting implications and provides practical guidance for counsel managing stay applications under section 20(1) of the Arbitration Ordinance. Written by Julien Chaisse, professor & RGC senior research fellow at School of Law, City University of Hong Kong.

Singapore Ministry of Law announces Joint Declaration on dispute resolution co-operation with China

Singapore's Ministry of Law (MinLaw) announced that ten Singaporean and Chinese dispute resolution organisations signed a Joint Declaration on Co-operation in Promoting International Commercial Dispute Resolution. The declaration commits the parties to deepening co-operation in advancing international commercial dispute resolution mechanisms and promotes increased accessibility to dispute resolution options for businesses.

Supreme Court—the appropriate currency for a costs order (Process & Industrial Developments Ltd v The Federal Republic of Nigeria)

Dispute Resolution analysis: In a judgment handed down on 22 October 2025, the Supreme Court has confirmed the English courts’ power to award costs in a currency other than sterling, but held that, where costs have been incurred and paid in sterling, they can be recovered in sterling without any enquiry into how the receiving party acquired the sterling. Written by Jamie Carpenter KC of Hailsham Chambers.

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