The international arbitration landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa is changing at a rapid rate. This blog entry looks at key legal developments in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa over the past few months, many of which could be seen to be enhancing the ability of the region’s countries and fora to deal with international disputes expeditiously and efficiently. We also offer our view on the future of the international investment regime in the region.

In an English seated arbitration, s.69 Arbitration Act 1996 permits, albeit under certain limited circumstances, an appeal to the court on a question of English law arising from an arbitral award. The High Court’s recent decision in "The CV Stealth" [2017] EWHC 2808 illustrates the need to think carefully about such a course of action.

On Thursday 16 November 2017 Linklaters hosted a special forum to celebrate the launch of a new book, The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime, written by Dr Jonathan Bonnitcha, Dr Lauge Poulsen and Dr Michael Waibel.  The book was recently published by Oxford University Press.