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The new 2026 ICC Arbitration Rules: what users need to know

The ICC Arbitration Rules have undergone their most comprehensive revision in years, entering into force on 1 June 2026. Some changes - such as the elimination of mandatory Terms of Reference and the introduction of an express early determination mechanism - respond to long-standing calls fro …

Enforcement of intra-EU awards outside the EU

Following the 2018 Achmea judgment issued by the EU Court of Justice, which declared investor-State arbitration clauses in bilateral investment treaties between EU Member States to be incompatible with EU law, the application of the Achmea, Komstroy and PL Holdings judgments by the national cou …