Arbitration Law

Law 2540/2025: A Significant Expansion of Arbitral Power: Colombia has adopted one of the most ambitious arbitration reforms in recent years. Law 2540/2025 introduces arbitration for enforcement proceedings (arbitraje para procesos… international-arbitration-attorney.com/law-2540-2025-… #arbitration

Construction Arbitration: War, Delay Claims, and Rising Project Costs: The ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict is restricting shipping, energy, and payment conditions throughout the Gulf. Construction projects in the Middle East are already… international-arbitration-attorney.com/construction-a… #arbitration

State Immunity and ICSID Awards: The UK Supreme Court Joins International Consensus on Enforcement: On 4 March 2026, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (the “Supreme Court”) held in Kingdom of Spain v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg… international-arbitration-attorney.com/state-immunity… #arbitration

Singapore’s High Court Rejects Spain’s State Immunity Defence (NextEra Energy v Spain [2026] SGHC 43): In NextEra Energy Global Holdings B.V. and NextEra Energy Spain Holdings B.V. v Kingdom of Spain [2026] SGHC 43 (“NextEra v Spain”), the… international-arbitration-attorney.com/singapores-hig… #arbitration

Devas v. Antrix: Dutch Enforcement and the Limits of Seat-Based Annulment: With the Dutch Supreme Court’s 6 March 2026 dismissal of Antrix’s cassation challenge, attention has once again turned to one of the most closely watched India-linked… international-arbitration-attorney.com/devas-v-antrix… #arbitration

The Iran Conflict and Arbitration Disputes: In addition to its human toll, the current conflict involving Iran creates immediate commercial and legal challenges for companies operating in the Middle East. It directly affects contract… international-arbitration-attorney.com/the-iran-confl… #arbitration

Arbitration Updates: Malaysia’s 2026 Arbitration Reform: Malaysia’s arbitration framework has undergone significant reform with effect from 1 January 2026, when the Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2024 (the “2024 Act”) entered into force and… international-arbitration-attorney.com/arbitration-up… #arbitration

Import of Sigma Constructores, S.A. v. Republic of Guatemala: The enforcement of arbitral awards against sovereign states in the United States is governed by a carefully structured statutory framework rooted in the New York Convention, and… international-arbitration-attorney.com/import-of-sigm… #arbitration

What Options Remain for Investor-State Arbitration Under the ECT?: This note deals with the current legal framework of investor-State arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty (the “ECT”). The landscape of the application of the ECT has… international-arbitration-attorney.com/what-options-r… #arbitration

London Commercial Court: ICSID Awards Are Not Assignable (Operafund v Spain): In Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV Plc and Schwab Holding AG v Kingdom of Spain [2025] EWHC 2874 (Comm), the English Commercial Court held that awards rendered under… international-arbitration-attorney.com/london-commerc… #arbitration

UNCITRAL Code of Conduct for Arbitrators: The UNCITRAL Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Dispute Resolution (the “UNCITRAL Code of Conduct”) recalibrates ethical expectations in investor-state dispute settlement.… international-arbitration-attorney.com/uncitral-code-… #arbitration

Onshore UAE Pro-Arbitration Court Decisions 2024-2025: The UAE’s arbitration landscape continues to mature, and recent Court of Cassation decisions from 2024 and 2025 show that the onshore courts are actively supporting that trajectory.… international-arbitration-attorney.com/onshore-uae-pr… #arbitration

What’s In a Name? “Arbitration” and the NFL Commissioner’s Authority Under the FAA: Few areas of US law are as committed to enforcing private dispute resolution as the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). Since its enactment in 1925, the FAA has… international-arbitration-attorney.com/whats-in-a-nam… #arbitration

ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion: On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its long-awaited Advisory Opinion Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change.[1] The opinion is widely described as a “landmark”[2]… international-arbitration-attorney.com/icj-climate-ad… #arbitration

UK Litigation Funding After PACCAR: The Court of Appeal’s Sony v. Neill Reset and the Legislative Waiting Game: On 4 July 2025, the UK Court of Appeal delivered what the litigation funding sector had been waiting for: a practical ruling on… international-arbitration-attorney.com/uk-litigation-… #arbitration

International Commercial Arbitration in Chile: International commercial arbitration in Chile is governed by a modern statutory framework based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985), as enacted through Law… international-arbitration-attorney.com/international-… #arbitration

Production-Sharing Agreement (PSA) Arbitrations: In the extractive industries, production-sharing agreement (PSA) arbitration plays a central role in resolving disputes arising from long-term cooperation between foreign investors and host… international-arbitration-attorney.com/production-sha… #arbitration

International Arbitration in Portugal: International arbitration in Portugal is governed by the Voluntary Arbitration Act (Law No. 63/2011 of 14 December 2011), which entered into force on 14 March 2012 (the “Arbitration Act”). The… international-arbitration-attorney.com/international-… #arbitration

A Practical Handbook on International Construction Arbitration: As the year begins, many in the construction industry are reviewing the disputes, claims, and lessons that shaped their projects in 2025. International construction arbitration… international-arbitration-attorney.com/a-practical-ha… #arbitration

Aceris Law Secures Another Decisive Victory in an ICC Arbitration Under Swiss Law: Aceris Law is pleased to announce the successful representation of a Croatian company in an ICC arbitration against an Italian counterparty arising from a… international-arbitration-attorney.com/aceris-law-sec… #arbitration