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The team behind arbitrateAD The registry Kristin Campbell-Wilson has now taken up the role of executive director at the newly established Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre. Bringing more than twenty years’ international arbitration expertise, she most recently served at the SCC Arbitration Institute, first as deputy secretary general and subsequently as secretary general. Her selection clearly underscores arbitrateAD’s strong focus on streamlined case administration in practice. It likewise marks a positive step for gender balance within the sector. The court The arbitrateAD Court (the Court) exercises oversight of arbitrations conducted under the arbitrateAD Rules. Under the arbitrateAD Rules, the Court is charged with appointing arbitrators, deciding challenges to arbitrators, and scrutinising arbitral awards, among other duties and responsibilities. The Court comprises 15 leading international arbitration practitioners, with women accounting for nearly half. This varied bench has wide geographic reach, with members based across 11 jurisdictions. They include five figures from the Middle East region, four originating from the UAE, plus ten others spanning Africa, Europe, Asia...

Union of India v Vedanta Limited and another , ARB. A. (COMM.) 31/2024, I.A. 30388/2024, I.A. 30389/2024 and I.A. 31248/2024, 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4808 What are the practical implications of this case? The DHC’s ruling signals robust judicial respect for arbitration in two distinct respects. In clear terms, it affirms only a narrow ambit for court intervention under section 37(2)(b) read with section 5 of the A&C Act. Further, the Court rejected an appeal assailing the tribunal’s order that had declined an application under section 17 of the A&C Act—an application that, in substance, would have nullified the effect of an interim award—thereby (i) preserving the inviolability of the arbitral award; and (ii) reinforcing that an award of an arbitral tribunal holds force unless stayed or set aside under section 34 of the A&C Act. The judgment also offers practical direction to commercial counterparties facing disputes under a subsisting contract: they may seek a declaratory award from the tribunal on any questions concerning the interpretation of their contract....

In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales International Arbitration Sector-and industry-specific arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Arbitration in England & Wales Arbitration Bill receives Royal Assent, strengthening England and Wales as an arbitration hub The Arbitration Bill secured Royal Assent from His Majesty the King on 24 February 2025, and now takes effect as the Arbitration Act 2025. This targeted refinement of the Arbitration Act 1996 further consolidates London’s standing as a premier arbitration seat. See News Analysis: Arbitration Bill receives Royal Assent, strengthening England and Wales as an arbitration hub and LNB News 25/02/2025 7. Court of Appeal—final anti-suit injunction varied to avoid Russian court penalty In UniCredit v RusChemAlliance [2025] EWCA Civ 99, the Court of Appeal modified a final anti-suit injunction, removing the injunctive relief while keeping a declaration that...

This Practice Note outlines the function commonly undertaken by tribunal secretaries (also called arbitral or administrative secretaries) within international arbitration. It further looks at who fills the secretary role, highlights issues that have emerged regarding their engagement, and the extent to which certain institutional arbitration rules provide for their use. It also examines who ordinarily performs the secretary position and in what capacity. Provision for their engagement under certain institutional arbitration rules is likewise considered. The Practice Note does not take a position on whether appointing tribunal secretaries is appropriate. It does not endorse or oppose their use. Rather, it describes the tasks tribunal secretaries typically carry out, considers who is most suitably placed to do so, briefly addresses recurring concerns linked to their involvement, and records recent developments relating to their use by reference to selected institutional rules. For analysis of the pros and cons of employing tribunal secretaries, see Practice Notes: —the advantages and disadvantages and Appointment arbitration tribunal secretary—Checklist for considerations on appointment of a tribunal secretary....

This Practice Note addresses the arbitration procedure under the 2023 Arbitration Rules of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute. The institution has adopted the name ‘Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute.’ The 2023 SCC Rules govern arbitrations filed with the SCC on or after 1 January 2023, unless the parties agree otherwise. A revised SCC Schedule of Costs applies to 2024 SCC arbitrations; see here. The SCC Arbitration Institute The SCC ranks among the most widely recognised arbitral bodies globally. As with peer institutions, it administers the resolution of disputes through arbitration. It does not adjudicate cases itself; decisions are made by arbitrators appointed in accordance with the SCC Arbitration Rules. The organisation comprises a Secretariat, led by the Secretary‑General, and an international Board of prominent arbitration practitioners, which convenes monthly to take administrative decisions. The SCC is especially noted worldwide for ‘east‑west’ cases. Each year roughly 150–200 new arbitrations are initiated at the SCC, involving parties from more than 40 countries. Disputed sums...

ARCHIVED: This tracker is archived and no longer updated. For an overview of Court of Protection cases from 2025 onwards, see: Court of Protection—table of cases. P, Re (Property & Affairs Deputyship: Jurisdiction) [2024] EWCOP 77 (T2) Court of Protection determines it has jurisdiction to consider whether P’s mother should continue as property and affairs deputy The proceedings related to P, an adult who sustained a brain injury in an accident and had a substantial personal injury claim. His mother had been appointed by the Court of Protection as his property and affairs deputy, and the present decision addressed an application seeking to revoke that appointment. The litigation had been protracted. Earlier, the court permitted ‘closed material’ to be withheld from P’s parents to facilitate capacity assessments; for a summary of that ruling, see here. Despite that step, neither the Official Solicitor nor the court gained clarity about P’s condition or even his location. It was reported that P was now residing in Italy. HHJ Burrows concluded that...

Chapter V (Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations) In summary, Chapter V of the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR), places limits on sending personal data outside the UK and to certain ‘international organisations’. A frequently used route to satisfy these international transfer rules is the use of standard contractual clauses (SCCs). This document provides a link to a template SCC released by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in 2022. The key details of that template SCC are: Name: International data transfer addendum to the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses for international data transfers (the Addendum) Purpose: An addendum that can be used to rely on the SCCs issued by the European Commission in June 2021 for use under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR) as an SCC transfer mechanism under the UK GDPR. We refer to those EU SCCs as the ‘2021 EU SCCs’...

Chapter V (Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations) In brief, the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR), restricts the transfer of personal data beyond the UK (and to certain ‘international organisations’). ‘Assimilated law’ is the label applied to retained EU law that continues in force after the end of 2023. For further information, see Practice Note: Assimilated law and News Analysis: Implications of the move to ‘assimilated’ law, and the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023, for data protection lawyers. One of the most frequently relied upon transfer mechanisms used to comply with those international transfer restrictions is commonly known as standard contractual clauses (SCCs). This document includes a link to a template SCC issued by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in 2022...