ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin 2025-2

• Claudia Salomon Message from the President 5
• Sara Nadeau-Seguin and Rafael Rincón Welcome from the Editors-in-Chief 7
• Eduardo Silva Romero In Memoriam Antonio Crivellaro (1942–2025) 9

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS - 11

• Elina Mereminskaya Chile The Challenges of Dualism in the Regulation of Arbitration 11
• Sylvia Tee and Kun Ou China The 2025 Amendments to the Arbitration Law – Progress with Conservatism 15
• Shaneen Parikh and Rahul Mantri India The Court’s Inherent Power to Modify an Arbitral Award – Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s Decision in Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited 20
• Srikanth Navale India When “May” Falls Short: Permissive Arbitration Clauses After BGM v. Eastern Coalfields 25
• Anne-Karin Nesdam and Marie Nesvik Norway Arbitrator Impartiality – Supreme Court Guidance from the Decision of 19 May 2025 . 30
• Carmen Gimeno Vilarrasa and Sofía Vicente Mazzuz Spain Public Policy and Annulment of Arbitral Awards – Further Turmoil or Settled Case Law? 34
• Olexander Droug and Alina Bahan Ukraine Reassessing Arbitrability – Supreme Court Clarifies the Impact of Exclusive Jurisdiction Rules on Arbitration Agreements 38
• Nayiri Boghossian United Arab Emirates Extending the Arbitration Agreement to Third Parties, Jurisdiction of ADGM Courts, and Legal Costs (Re)Examined by the Dubai Court of Cassation 42

COMMENTARY - 45

• Ahmed Habib Setting Aside of a Procedural Order on Interim Measures in Qatar Status of Qatar’s 2017 Arbitration Law and Comparative Insights 45
• Erdem Küçüker Time Limit for Rendering an Arbitral Award under Turkish Law Ten Key Points to Consider 51

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - 57

• Myfanwy Wood and Aled McNeile Exploring Disputes in Outer Space – The Final Frontier 57

FROM THE ICC INSTITUTE - 64

• Francisco J. Trebucq ICC Institute Advanced Training on Interest in International Arbitration: How to Get It Right – Economic, Legal and Practical Considerations 64

ICC DRS ACTIVITIES - 68

• Tat Lim 12th ICC International Mediation Roundtable: The Role of Counsel in Mediation 68

BOOK REVIEWS - 72

• Sarah E. Reynolds U.S. Supreme Court Precedents on Arbitration A Decidedly Pro-arbitration Policy Fashioned over 80 Years 72
• Anzhela Torosyan Predictability in Oil and Gas Investment Agreements Balancing Interests for a Stable Investment Environment 75

Alina Bahan
Nayiri Boghossian
Olexander Droug
Ahmed Habib
Erdem Küçüker
Tat Lim
Rahul Mantri
Aled McNeile
Elina Mereminskaya
Sara Nadeau-Seguin
Srikanth Navale
Marie Nesvik
Kun Ou
Shaneen Parikh
Rafael Rincón
Sarah Reynolds
Claudia Salomon
Eduardo Silva Romero
Sylvia Tee
Anzhela Torosyan
Francisco Trebucq
Sofia Vicente
Carmen Gimeno Vilarrasa
Myfanwy Wood