Arbitration weekly highlights—30 January 2020

Article summary

This week's edition of Arbitration weekly highlights includes: our coverage of a Technology and Construction Court dismissing an application to set aside a tribunal’s award on jurisdiction under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996); the rejection of an application by Spain to disqualify an arbitrator on the basis of relationships with a law firm and a third-party funder in an arbitration in the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) brought under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT); the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ (CIArb) 45th annual Alexander Lecture in Hong Kong delivered by the Honourable Ms Teresa Cheng; and, an overview of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) with analyses of recent changes and cases. And, as the UK prepares leave the EU, we provide links to recent coverage and guidance. All this, and more, in our weekly highlights.