Although third-party funding in international arbitrations is in its infancy, legislative change and existing case law are waking third parties up to the market’s possibilities. Here is a snapshot of seven jurisdictions

India’s Supreme Court has sent mixed messages to international arbitration users.

Shishir Dholakia SC reviews a selection of judgments from 2006 and 2007

Decisions by India’s Supreme Court have created a number of pitfalls for unwary foreign investors. Partner Aloke Ray and associate Dipen Sabharwal of White & Case LLP list the most important considerations when drafting an international arbitration clause for a transaction with Indian parties

Since its liberalisation programme began, India has concluded various bilateral investment treaties. Partner Justin D’Agostino and associate Promod Nair of Herbert Smith LLP describe the protections these afford

Everybody wants to know how big the Indian market might be for international arbitrations. Sarita Patil Woolhouse reports findings from a research trip

Professor Loukas Mistelis, director of the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary, University of London, casts an eye over the highlights of the last 12 months

Professor Loukas Mistelis, director of the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary, University of London, casts an eye over the highlights of the last 12 months

Professor Loukas Mistelis, director of the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary, University of London, casts an eye over the highlights of the last 12 months

Two new arbitration laws will enter into force in the United Arab Emirates in early 2008, reports Philip Punwar of Al Tamimi & Company in Dubai. The first draft of the federal Arbitration Law suggests they will be inventive and user-friendly

With the US Supreme Court considering expanded judicial review of arbitral awards, senior counsel James Castello of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP looks at the possible overspill to the international arena

Cy Benson, partner of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, offers a different perspective on this recent UK appellate decision. Did the judges rewrite the parties’ agreement?

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The International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration has appointed Audley Sheppard as the member for New Zealand, Philip Yang as the member for Hong Kong, and Gideon Fisher as the alternate member for Israel. The appointments last until 31 December.

Hong Kong arbitrator and counsel Teresa Cheng SC has taken over from Hew Dundas as president of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Her term will run until 16 January 2009.

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP partner John Townsend has been appointed to the panel of arbitrators at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington, DC by US president George Bush.

London’s arbitration community had a lot to keep track of in January, with two of the city’s larger arbitration teams undergoing striking personnel changes, and a host of new players arriving. And there was cause to celebrate, as two of its own were recognised in the QC announcements.

We asked sources in India and abroad to produce a top 20 for arbitration in India. By Julius Cavendish

Indian in-house counsel give their perceptions of international arbitration

The Argentine Republic is attempting to overturn a multimillion dollar arbitral award issued in a dispute with a US energy company.

A new decision by the Supreme Court of India has raised fresh concerns about the direction in which Indian arbitration law is headed.

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The importance of ensuring that an arbitration clause is consistent with the seat of arbitration has been highlighted in a recent case before the US courts, reports Hagit Elul of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Although Argentina has now launched annulment proceedings against Vivendi, the award rendered by an ICSID tribunal last year still clarifies common bilateral investment treaty provisions, say Matthew Weiniger and Matthew Page of Herbert Smith LLP

The election of a new pro-business government in Poland offers hope for an amicable solution in the long-running dispute between the country’s state treasury and Eureko of the Netherlands, reports Tomasz Wardynski of Wardynski i Wspólnicy

A US Court of Appeals ruling has enabled an arbitral panel to issue enforceable interim awards. Global Arbitration Review editorial board member Mark Kantor reports

A decision by Argentina’s Supreme Court only provides grounds for annulment of an arbitral award when it is contrary to fundamental constitutional rights, an appeal court has ruled. Federico Godoy of Beretta Godoy reports