Sanctions have become a long-term aspect of the disputes environment, and the international array of regimes has become an intractable arbitration minefield.
The 2022 invasion of Ukraine was the conflict that launched a thousand sanctions, and panellists at Paris Arbitration Week 2026 took the time to dissect how the ever evolving and increasingly complicated web of regimes has interacted with the role of international arbitration.
Clyde & Co explored the way sanctions had shaped the international arbitration landscape with its ‘Sanctions and Counteractions: The New Arbitration Battlefield’ session, with panellists confirming that sanctions cases were expected to grow in the coming year, involving multijurisdictional and high-stakes issues. Clyde & Co senior associate Sophie Bayrou explained that “arbitration is a key area” where the consequences of sanctions play out.
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Read the full article by Natasha Doris, published on CDR website, on 27 March 2026.