Paris Arbitration Week (“PAW”) has reached its 10th edition in 2026 and has become one of the must-attend annual events in the international arbitration community. In 2026, PAW selected eight young arbitration practitioners as the inaugural PAW Fellows. Through approximately twenty online and in-person events, the Fellows were given the opportunity to closely interact with the international arbitration community and to familiarize themselves with cutting-edge issues in international...

Chen & Chang’s partner, Alison Chang, attended the 2026 ICC Tokyo Arbitration Day on 22 April 2026. Reporting live from the event, Alison outlined the following seven key revisions to the ICC Arbitration Rules (the “Revised Rules”) as highlighted by Ms Claudia Salomon, President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (“Court”): 1. Elimination of the Terms of Reference The Terms of Reference were originally introduced to address situations where the validity of arbitration agreements is...

Ms Claudia Salomon, President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, delivered a speech at Berkeley Law on 9 April 2026, titled “An Empty Seat at the Table: International Arbitration with Non-Participating Parties.” She noted that: Among “final awards issued under the ICC rules between 2020 and 2025, …nearly 1 in 6 cases involved non-participating parties – that’s almost 17%” “Among expedited arbitration cases – those primarily involve lower value disputes –that is, less than US$ 2...