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The annual Ciarb event warned that every line of commentary published by arbitrators and every iota of their social media activity is coming under scrutiny. The age of expansive transparency has not led to increased confidence and security in the selection of arbitrators. That was the thesis proposed by arbitrator and academic Dr Crina Baltag in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' annual Roebuck lecture held at London's International Dispute Resolution Centre on 18 June. In her lec

In an eye-catching ruling concerning post-judgment discovery, a US district court has demolished Blasket's assertion that it could issue subpoenas to US companies linked to Spain's football team because the team is an ‘alter ego' of the state. The long-running arbitral award battle between Blasket Renewable Investments and Spain has taken another twist, with a US district court yesterday (22 June) ordering Blasket to modify the ‘World Cup' subpoenas it sent to various US companies

Lucile Meriguet and Claire Havet of Fieldfisher Paris discuss the raft of tools and procedures available to creditors enforcing judgments before the French judiciary.

A CDR webinar explored the status of reliance under section 90A of FSMA, and whether passive investors would be barred from using the legislation to access essential justice. The rising trend of securities litigation is posing difficult questions to light for UK lawyers. One central aspect to accessing justice for many investors is the interpretation of the reliance requirement under section 90A of the Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA), a question mark hanging over the law as passive

The ruling marks a continued trend of increasing hostility by the US towards foreign sovereigns. The US Supreme Court has sided with Exxon in a USD 1 billion dispute against Cuba's state-owned energy companies. The judgment, passed on Tuesday (23 June), ruled that the Cuban government could not claim protection against the action under foreign sovereign immunity provisions, and confirmed that US parties could surpass these protections under the Helms-Burton Act. Justice Kavanaugh deliver

Increasing AI use, escalating geopolitical tension and a tightening regulatory environment could pose a lasting triple threat to the commercial world, say respondents. Commercial entities are grappling with a persistently high-risk environment, led by the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), rising geopolitical issues and stiffer regulations on businesses, which are forced to wrestle with increased volatility and to formulate plans to manage that risk effectively. The findi

The Permanent Court of Arbitration handled disputes from 119 states across the international stage. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) administered 251 cases in 2025, including 53 newly launched disputes. The Hague-headquartered institution fell short of its 2023 record of 83 newly registered cases over the year, however it reported its second-highest volume of administered cases over the last five years in its annual report for 2025, published on Monday (22 June). The PCA reported t

The crypto sector's desire to ‘move fast and break things' means that speed is of the essence when managing fraud risk and resolving disputes, according to lawyers and technologists at an event in London. Companies and investors in the crypto-asset and blockchain industries are at great risk of fraud and have very specific needs when it comes to dispute resolution. That was the consensus view of private practice lawyers, in-house counsel and technology specialists speaking at the Global

Belgrade-based Radovanović Stojanović & Partners has a new dispute resolution practice leader, while Barnes & Thornburg and Broadfield announce Latin America developments. The round-up begins in Serbia, where Radovanović Stojanović & Partners has hired Filip Šušulić as partner and head of its Belgrade dispute resolution practice. He will arrive on 1 July, ending his five-year Karanovic & Partners tenure which included three years as a senior associate. A statement from

A previously sealed court order reveals that a ‘dispute of material fact' exists over whether Meta has collected voiceprint biometric data capable of identifying an individual. Tech behemoth Meta has failed in its bid for summary judgment to dismiss a proposed US class action alleging it collected voiceprint and related biometric information in violation of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The ruling was made public yesterday (25 June). On May 20, the US District C