Editorial

Dr Cristina Alexe, FCIArb

The last quarter of 2024 buzzed with activity on the international arbitration front, the month of October seeing the General Court of the EU decision upholding the EU Commission's qualification as state aid of the award in Ioan Micula, Viorel Micula, S.C. European Food S.A, S.C. Starmill S.R.L. and S.C. Multipack S.R.L. v. Romania .

SCC (SCC Arbitration Institute) issued its Guide to the use of artificial intelligence in cases administered under the SCC rules with the purpose of promoting best practices in the use of AI in arbitration, as well as their Report on Dispute Resolution in Public Procurement Contracts showcasing the advantages of arbitration. The SCC also updated in October 2024 their Report on Costs of arbitration and apportionment of costs under the SCC Rules showing that the mean costs of legal representation are between 13,5 and 12,85 times the costs of arbitration with sole arbitrator arbitrations involving 93,1% costs for legal...