Overview
Introduction The English Arbitration Act (EAA) 2025, which came into effect on August 1, 2025, represents an important development to the alternative dispute resolution framework of England and Wales in almost three decades. Although the Arbitration Framework of 1996 had been instrumental in shaping London into a preferred hub for international commercial arbitration, evolution in cross-border commercial transactions necessitated an amendment to the arbitral framework. The EAA 2025, issued following the recommendations of the Law Commission of England and Wales after a two-year consultation, does not repeal the EAA 1996 but rather makes necessary amendments to address ambiguities that had previously required resolution through expensive and often unpredictable litigation in Court. Request the full insight below.
