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Speaking at the inauguration of SIAC’s Delhi Liaison Office, Singapore’s Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs, Edwin Tong SC underscored the role of trust, rule of law and institutional cooperation in strengthening India-Singapore ties and advancing international arbitration.
Delivering the keynote at SIAC’s Annual India Conference 2026 – Delhi, CJI Surya Kant identifies four “stress tests” facing modern arbitration, from AI-generated evidence to arbitration’s growing resemblance to litigation, and argues that discipline, not new rules, is the answer.
Shaneen Parikh is a dual qualified Advocate and Solicitor with over three decades of experience in complex disputes, very often with cross-border dimensions.
by Iram Hassan* and Yukti Agarwal**
SIAC has inaugurated its Delhi Liaison Office during the SIAC Annual India Conference 2026, marking a significant expansion of its presence in India and strengthening engagement with the country’s arbitration ecosystem.
The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) presents a comprehensive study tracing the evolution of Saudi Arabia’s arbitration landscape through an in-depth analysis of legislative reforms and judicial practice. Submitted to UNCITRAL, the study highlights Saudi Arabia’s commitment to enhancing transparency, strengthening legal certainty, and advancing arbitration in line with international standards.
The present appeal concerned the interplay between the enforcement obligations under the New York Convention and the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The Court of Appeal examined whether a Contracting State, by ratifying the Convention, submits to the jurisdiction of English courts in enforcement proceedings and held that Article III preserves, rather than waives, State immunity.
Thomas Krümmel concluded the second day of IAC Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026 by reflecting on the conference’s progress and looking ahead to IAC EAW27, while Zmarak Khan brought the three-day programme to a close by highlighting the importance of ADR education, experiential learning and international collaboration.
Experts at Eurasian Arbitration Week 2026 discussed international arbitration, dispute resolution, arbitration reforms, legal certainty, and regional cooperation to strengthen cross-border dispute resolution along the Middle Corridor.
During the IAC Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026, “Regional Update: ADR Trends in Central Asia & South Caucasus” focused on how jurisdictions across Central Asia and the South Caucasus are strengthening their arbitration ecosystems through legislative reform, institutional development, judicial support, and enhanced enforcement practices.
Leading arbitration practitioners at Eurasian Arbitration Week 2026 explored practical strategies for enforcing arbitral awards, discussing Kazakhstan’s evolving arbitration framework, the AIFC Court, sanctions, judicial predictability and the growing importance of enforcement planning in cross-border disputes.
The panel examined the evolving role of artificial intelligence in arbitration, discussing its practical applications, ethical boundaries and the principles that should guide its responsible use.
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.
Lawrence Teh highlighted the importance of institutional trust, judicial restraint, and cultural understanding in international arbitration, while encouraging Kazakhstan to build an arbitral identity rooted in its own strengths rather than replicating existing models.
From representations and warranties disputes to fraud, earn-outs, mediation and investment arbitration, panellists at the International Arbitration Centre’s Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026 discussed why cross-border M&A disputes arise and how businesses can better structure transactions to prevent and resolve them.
by Sanjeev Kapoor*, Dhritiman Roy** and Sania Abbasi***
At the International Arbitration Centre Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan, speakers examined the role of courts and arbitral institutions, the interaction between different legal traditions, settlement and mediation in arbitration, and the future development of arbitration in Eurasia.
Delivering the keynote address at Eurasian Arbitration Week 2026, Gary Born examined the evolution of international arbitration from ancient civilisations to the modern legal order, arguing that arbitration has always been rooted in party autonomy, contractual freedom and the pursuit of peaceful dispute resolution.
The judgment reinforces the finality of foreign arbitral awards in India and provides greater certainty for investors and commercial parties, particularly in sectors such as energy, infrastructure and natural resources, by limiting enforcement-stage challenges based on public policy grounds.
From the opacity of Bar Council rules on foreign lawyers to enforcement gaps and AI’s irreducibly human element, six practitioners discussed what it will take for the India-UK dispute resolution corridor to fulfil its potential.