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Arbitration weekly highlights—17 April 2025

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Published on: 17 April 2025

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Arbitration in England & Wales
Arbitration clauses and third parties: limits of protection
Judge David Foxton outlines new approaches to fragmented dispute resolution
International Arbitration
France—clarifying the threshold for suspending annulment proceedings on state aid grounds
USA—trust company can email docs in US$149m Ukraine award dispute
Australia—high threshold for procedural fairness challenges confirmed
Investment treaty arbitration
PCA—tribunal dismisses port investors’ US$206m claim against Estonia
UNCTAD—1,401 cases added to Investment Dispute Settlement Navigator

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Article summary

This week's edition of Arbitration weekly highlights includes: coverage of arbitration-related decisions from England, France, the USA, Australia and the PCA; updates from UNCTAD, VIAC, SCC Arbitration Institute, SCIA, DIAC, updated guidance from the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary on the use of AI and other AI related developments. All this, and more, in our weekly highlights.

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