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Arbitration weekly highlights—14 December 2023

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Published on: 14 December 2023

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Table of contents

Impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
International arbitration
UAE—DIFC has jurisdiction to recognise and enforce—Award of Interim Measures
Singapore—court refuses to stay crypto claims in favour of arbitration
The Netherlands—unsuccessful attempt to set aside the Award on Quantum
USA—DC circuit affirms US$618m arbitration award against Venezuela
Institutional and ad hoc arbitration
ICC—rules on combating corruption
ICC—online event—rebuilding projects in Ukraine
SCC—new practice note—summary procedure decisions

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Article summary

This week's edition of Arbitration weekly highlights includes: coverage of arbitration-related decisions in the UAE, Singapore, Netherlands and the USA; new publications including TheCityUK’s 2023 Legal Services Report, anti-corruption rules issued by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and a practice note on summary procedure decisions published by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) and coverage of AI-related updates in England and Wales and the USA. All this, and more, in our weekly highlights.

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