Please find attached the fourth edition of Mayer Brown's "International Arbitration Update", a bi-annual publication that summarises key events in international arbitration from the preceding six months. The update, which covers both commercial and investor-State arbitration developments from around the globe, is divided into six sections:

  • Mayer Brown firm updates;
  • Legal updates from across the globe, including updates to the SIAC, DIFC-LCIA, ICC and SCIA Rules and the opening of new arbitration centres in Saudi Arabia, Mumbai and BVI;
  • Global case law developments; including the English Court confirmation that the costs of third party funding can be recovered and the Singapore Court of Appeal decision that a BIT between Laos and the PRC applied to Macau;
  • Upcoming Mayer Brown Events;
  • Key Mayer Brown Publications; and
  • A feature article entitled "International Arbitration in London post-Brexit".

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Originally published 17 January 2016

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