arbitration costs

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.

Queen Mary arbitration surveys
CADRA International Arbitration Summer SchoolEvents & CollaborationsInternational

At Session 2 of the CADRA International Arbitration Summer School 2026, Professor Loukas Mistelis traced two decades of Queen Mary International Arbitration Surveys, examining the continuing preference for arbitration, cost and efficiency concerns, institutional arbitration, preferred seats, due process paranoia, confidentiality, artificial intelligence and the growing importance of Asia in global dispute resolution.

Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration
CADRA International Arbitration Summer SchoolEvents & CollaborationsInternational

Central Asia Dispute Resolution Association’s International Arbitration Summer School 2026 examined third-party funding and costs management, with Jurriaan Braat and Dmytro Shemelin discussing case assessment, litigation costs, enforcement, confidentiality, security for costs and the relationship between funders, claimants and counsel.

in-house counsel arbitration expectations IAC EAW26
Eurasia Arbitration WeekEvents & CollaborationsInternational

Corporate counsel and arbitration practitioners at IAC Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026 examined what businesses truly expect from arbitration, stressing predictability, commercial awareness, enforceability, effective contract drafting, mediation and stronger collaboration between in-house and external counsel.

Queen Mary International Arbitration Survey IAC
Eurasia Arbitration WeekEvents & CollaborationsInternational

Prof. Loukas Mistelis traced the evolution of the Queen Mary International Arbitration Survey over the past two decades, highlighting arbitration’s continued dominance in cross-border disputes, Asia’s growing influence, user expectations, and the transformative role of artificial intelligence.

arbitration costs proportionality
Events & CollaborationsLondon International Disputes Week

Can arbitration deliver better value than litigation? At LIDW 2026, leading practitioners debated proportionality, cost recovery, case management and procedural innovations, concluding that efficient dispute resolution depends less on the forum chosen and more on the decisions made by clients, counsel, tribunals and institutions.

Reimagining Arbitration Three Bold Ideas
Events & CollaborationsLondon International Disputes Week

At International Arbitration Day at LIDW26, leading arbitration practitioners proposed three bold reforms for the future of dispute resolution: institutional sanctions against counsel misconduct, scientific analysis of persuasion and decision-making, and mandatory AI-assisted case assessments before arbitration.

Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay High Court viewed that while awarding costs, the Tribunal considered the conduct of parties including the petitioner and, in such circumstances, held it fair and appropriate for the claimant to make a fulsome recovery of its costs.

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by Anhad S. Miglani & Shaurya Punj*

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by M. Rishi Kumar Dugar*