Issue 40, 2025

This issue focuses on recent developments in international arbitration and project disputes. We begin with a Privy Council decision offering rare guidance on interpreting standard FIDIC terms in Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago v Waterworks Ltd. We then look to the UAE, where Dubai’s local onshore courts have for the first time recognised the “without prejudice” principle. This is followed by a review of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre’s 2025 Rules, which introduce new procedures and updates to existing processes. The issue concludes with an analysis of Destin Trading Inc v Saipem SA, a case highlighting risks at the intersection of settlement and arbitration agreements.

The links to these articles are below

FIDIC termination for convenience payment did not cover cancellation charges payable under subcontracts [1]

Recognition of “without prejudice” in the UAE [2]

SIAC introduces Seventh Edition of Rules [3]

Destin v Saipem: a cautionary tale on the interplay of settlement agreements and arbitration agreements [4]

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