From landmark decisions shaping the procedural landscape to the U.K.’s commitment to modernization, 2023 was a year of both evolution and anticipation in the international arbitration arena.

As we enter the second half of 2024, Cooley’s arbitration chair Charlie Lightfoot and associate Juan Nascimbene discuss the four key developments that are changing the arbitration scene as 2025 approaches.

1) Review and Reform of the 1996 Arbitration Act