Independence and Impartiality


Author: Bharath Palle* Jurisdiction: India Singapore Topics: Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Independence and Impartiality ICC   On 17 April 2026, the Delhi High Court issued a judgment in MSA Global LLC v. Engineering Products (India) Ltd., refusing to enforce a foreign arbitration award on the ground that one of the […]

Disclosure Requirements in Arbitral Appointments


Author: Urvashi Misra*, Natasha Singh** Topics: Independence and Impartiality Challenge of Arbitrators Capacity and Qualifications of Arbitrators Introduction Impartiality is one of the core principles of arbitration law, a sentiment recently echoed by the English Commercial Court in Aiteo Eastern E & P Company Limited v Shell Western Supply and Trading […]

Subject Bias – The Blurring Lines Between Practitioners and Arbitrators


Author: Rana Sajjad* Topics: Arbitral Process Independence and Impartiality Technology AI’s problem of control has been described as the dispassionate, almost inhumane drive to achieve the objective embedded in its algorithm. A self-driving car, for instance, does not merely need to get from point A to point B. Along the […]

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