Artificial Intelligence in Arbitration: Evidentiary Issues and Prospects

Katrina Limond | Global Arbitration Review Introduction The artificial intelligence (AI) genie is out of the bottle. In November 2022, OpenAI released its AI chatbot, ChatGPT. As at June 2025, it has amassed over 122.6 million daily active users and processes more than 1 billion queries daily.[1] GPT, the large language model (LLM) developed by… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence in Arbitration: Evidentiary Issues and Prospects

Party and Counsel Ethics in the Taking of Evidence

Amy C. Klasener and Courtney Lotfi | Global Arbitration Review Introduction The taking of evidence – be it through documents, witness testimony or other means – is the foundation on which all arbitral awards are constructed. Ethical violations can taint evidence, or the process by which it is taken, and undermine the credibility of the… Continue reading Party and Counsel Ethics in the Taking of Evidence

Expert Evidence in Construction Disputes: Arbitrator Perspective

Katherine Bell | Global Arbitration Review Introduction The primary methods of presenting factual evidence in international arbitration are contemporaneous documents, testimony of fact witnesses and testimony of expert witnesses. Whereas contemporaneous documents tend to have the highest probative value when it comes to facts in general, expert witness testimony is the predominant means of evidence… Continue reading Expert Evidence in Construction Disputes: Arbitrator Perspective

Subcontracts and Multiparty Arbitration in Construction Disputes

Stavros Brekoulakis and Ahmed El Far | Global Arbitration Review Major construction projects typically involve several parties and interrelated contracts, including subcontracts. Although the provisions of the main contract between the employer and the contractor do not usually become a part of the subcontractor’s agreement, a dispute arising out of the main contract may give… Continue reading Subcontracts and Multiparty Arbitration in Construction Disputes

Contractor’s Claims, Remedies and Reliefs

R. Zachary Torres-Fowler, Albert Bates, Jr. and David E. Harrell, Jr. | Global Arbitration Review Introduction Construction and engineering disputes continue to make up one of the largest industry sectors for international arbitration institutions around the world. Given the technical complexity and lengthy duration of many construction projects, disputes are almost inevitable. Contractors must understand… Continue reading Contractor’s Claims, Remedies and Reliefs