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The International Chamber of Commerce’s 2026 Arbitration Rules took effect on June 1, 2026, introducing changes that businesses should consider before commencing international arbitration. The 2026 Rules generally apply to proceedings commenced on or after that date, unless the parties have agreed to apply an earlier edition. They may therefore apply to disputes arising under contracts signed years before they took effect.

The Tel Aviv District Court has, for the first time, considered a request to enforce an ICSID award in Israel. In the case against Spain, the Court declined enforcement, holding that Israel was not the appropriate forum due to the absence of any substantive connection to Israel and the ongoing European legal controversy regarding the Energy Charter Treaty.

The new law brings clarity to issues of international arbitration and helps parties to an agreement reach decisions and wisely plan ahead for any possible commercial disputes.

The commercial business world is a global one, and so are the disputes that arise within it. Such disputes are adjudicated in courts in various countries or in arbitration proceedings, with each procedure regulated under relevant domestic legislation. (For example, the Israeli Arbitration Law regulates Israeli arbitration proceedings.)