Qatar Airways, Airbus reaches amicable settlement over A350 jetliner dispute
Qatar Airways and Airbus have reached a settlement in a long-standing legal dispute over the safety of the A350 jetliner.
The companies said in a...
Ghana to host African Arbitration Conference in Nov.
Ghana will from November 3-5, 2022, host the annual African Arbitration Conference that is aimed at promoting the practice of international arbitration on the...
Asian tycoon ordered to pay $1bn in record divorce ruling
South Korean tycoon Chey Tae-won has been ordered to pay his ex-wife 1.38 trillion won ($1bn; £788m) in cash - the country's largest ever...
Utah sues TikTok over addictive, unhealthy content for children
The US State of Utah became the latest state to file a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the company is “baiting” children into addictive and...
Swiss Supreme Court denies enforceability of arbitral award due to lack of joint liability
By Dr. Valentina Hirsiger-Meier & Victoria Brammer
In a decision published on the 19th of July 2022, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) denied the enforceability of...
Delimiting the Limits of an Arbitrator’s Mandate: Submission and Remission
By Joel Soon (Singapore Management University)
When determining what matters fall within the scope of the submission to arbitration, five sources are relevant: the parties’ pleadings,...
India launches Draft Mediation Bill to expand ADR practice
India’s Ministry of Law and Justice released Friday the Draft Mediation Bill, 2021, inviting comments and suggestions from all stakeholders. The bill aims to promote,...
Dinner restores communication between parties in WIPO Mediation case
One of the many intellectual property disputes settled through mediation at the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Mediation Center shows how a dinner by...
China sues Venezuela’s oil company over unpaid bills
One of China’s biggest state-owned companies has filed a lawsuit against Venezuela's oil company, PDVSA, in a U.S. court, claiming millions of dollars it...
Shell, Exxon, others to withdraw billion-dollar Nigerian lawsuits
Shell Plc, ExxonMobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and Equinor ASA plan to withdraw multibillion-dollar lawsuits against Nigeria’s state energy company after finalizing new terms for...
