arbitration agreements

Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal
CADRA International Arbitration Summer SchoolEvents & CollaborationsInternational

The session on the “Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal: Appointment, Independence, Impartiality, and Challenges”, at the CADRA International Arbitration Summer School 2026 brought together Kevin Nash and Maria Jonker to discuss party autonomy, arbitrator appointments, independence and impartiality, disclosure obligations, diversity and challenges to arbitrators.

Jurisdiction and Admissibility in International Arbitration
CADRA International Arbitration Summer SchoolEvents & CollaborationsInternational

Prof. Jan Paulsson discusses the distinction between jurisdiction and admissibility in international arbitration, examining preliminary objections, contractual conditions precedent, arbitral authority, court review, and the treatment of treaty and contractual claims.

State-Owned Entities in International Arbitration
Events & CollaborationsInternationalSingapore Convention Week

Singapore Convention Week 2026 featured a panel on disputes involving State-owned entities, examining contractual risk, dispute-resolution clauses, treaty protection, evidence, damages, sovereign immunity and enforcement in international arbitration.

International Arbitration at CADRA 2026
CADRA International Arbitration Summer SchoolEvents & CollaborationsInternational

The opening session of the CADRA International Arbitration Summer School 2026 brought together Gary Born and Kristina Bittner for an introduction to international arbitration, covering cross-border practice, legal cultures, the New York Convention, UNCITRAL Model Law, institutional arbitration, arbitration agreements and career opportunities for young practitioners.

GCAI-Drew & Napier Singapore Dialogue 2026
Events & CollaborationsInternationalSingapore Convention Week

The session brought together leading dispute resolution practitioners from India and Singapore to examine the practical choices businesses face in cross-border disputes, including mediation, arbitration, enforcement, interim reliefs, institutional arbitration, AI, legal education and India’s potential to emerge as a global dispute resolution centre.

Misleading arbitration clauses
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“What is most shocking to our judicial conscience is the incontrovertible reality that the parties in the present cases have spent nigh a decade acrimoniously litigating over the method of dispute resolution itself, while their actual qualms against each other remain deeply buried under the surface—effectively stuck in limbo.”