Ever More Transparent? A History of International Arbitration – Keynote by Prof Anne Peters

As part of the 2026 Basel Winter Arbitration School, Professor Anne Peters, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law, delivered a keynote on “Ever More Transparent? A History of International Arbitration”. The keynote was delivered on Monday, 2 February 2026. In the course of the 20th century, arbitration has emerged and spread […]

9 April 2026

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CIS-related Disputes: Treaties, Sanctions, Compliance and Enforcement – Call for Submissions

Arbitration Lab invites submissions for the 2026 edition of the conference on CIS-related disputes, bringing together leading practitioners, arbitrators, in-house counsel, experts, and policymakers to discuss recent developments affecting dispute resolution across the region. The conference will take place on 5-6 October 2026 in the online format.  Following a successful previous edition of this conference, it […]

31 March 2026

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The inaugural Global South and ISDS Certificate Course invites applications

The Global South and ISDS Certificate Course will take place on 24-25 April 2026. The programme is an intensive two-day workshop designed to introduce participants to the theory and practice of investor–State dispute settlement (ISDS), while critically examining Global South perspectives on international investment law. Bringing together leading experts, academics, and practitioners from India, the […]

23 February 2026

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London Summer Arbitration School 2026 invites applications

The London Summer Arbitration School will bring together leading practitioners, academics and representatives of arbitral institutions. The school will take place on 15-19 June 2026 at the Bush House, Aldwych. While many are familiar with the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), fewer practitioners know about more specialised areas of international arbitration. The London Summer […]

18 February 2026

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Finland Arbitration Institute (FAI) 115th Anniversary Conference | 21 August 2026

Arbitration Lab is pleased to support the FAI 115th Anniversary Conference — an international gathering in Helsinki hosted by the Finland Arbitration Institute, one of the world’s longest-standing arbitral institutions (founded in 1911) and the oldest in the Nordics. Mark your calendars for Friday, 21 August 2026, as the anniversary programme brings together leading practitioners, […]

31 January 2026

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London Summer Arbitration School is inviting applications

The 2024 London Summer Arbitration School will bring together leading practitioners, academics and representatives of arbitral institutions. The school will take place on 15-19 June 2026 at the Bush House, Aldwych. Online participation is also possible. While many are familiar with commercial arbitration, fewer know about more specialised areas of international arbitration. The interactive five-day programme […]

19 December 2025

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World Arbitration Caseload 2025: Chinese Institutions Grow, Others Slow

Our annual World Arbitration Caseload 2025 shows the number of new arbitration cases registered by various institutions globally.  This year, we focused on the top 20 institutions and ad hoc rules. We excluded conciliation and mediation cases, acting as appointment authority, and left only newly registered arbitration cases. In this addition we added three European […]

18 December 2025

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Basel Winter Arbitration School invites applications

The Basel Winter Arbitration School will take place on 2-6 February 2026 at the Law Faculty of the University of Basel, Switzerland’s oldest university. The school will feature prominent arbitration practitioners and academics covering different types of public, private and hybrid arbitration, and will include speakers from international arbitration institutions headquartered in Switzerland and other countries. The school’s […]

3 November 2025

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Closing Keynote: Arbitration and Armed Conflict

On 20 June, Suzanne Spears delivered the closing keynote address of the 2025 London Summer Arbitration School. The lecture addressed Arbitration and Armed Conflict.  Below is a video recording and a short summary of the lecture. We live in an era in which the number of armed conflicts globally has reached the highest level since […]

25 September 2025

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Opening keynote: Arbitration and Environmental Disputes

On Monday, 16 June 2025, Professor Tomoko Ishikawa from the University of Nagoya delivered the opening address of the 2025 London Summer Arbitration School. The keynote was devoted to arbitration of environmental disputes. It was moderated by Prof Yarik Kryvoi and Prof. Anna Petrig. The video of the keynote is now available online. With growing […]

5 September 2025

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