Weekly Brief · August 7, 2026
This week in arbitration — August 7, 2026
This week's arbitration reading spans new institutional rules, discovery practice, and dispute-resolution scholarship. The links below track the 2026 ICC arbitration rule changes, court treatment of generative AI in discovery, and a scholarly profile in arbitration and dispute resolution.
Published August 7, 2026 · Sources: Covington & Burling, Sidley Austin, Google Scholar
Leaning into Efficiency and Flexibility: The 2026 ICC Arbitration Rules
A client alert on the revised ICC Rules of Arbitration effective 1 June 2026, covering the new highly expedited procedure, case management conference changes, and early determination of claims.
Source: Covington & Burling
Generative AI in Discovery: Protective Orders as an Emerging Point of Dispute
An analysis of how courts are addressing generative AI use in eDiscovery through protective order provisions, distinguishing closed-circuit AI environments from general-purpose tools.
Source: Sidley Austin
Christopher R. Drahozal — Google Scholar
A scholarly citations profile for a law professor whose listed research interests include contracts, arbitration, and dispute resolution, with a publication list on arbitration clauses and practice.
Source: Google Scholar
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