A report launched at Paris Arbitration Week showed that energy and mining disputes have dominated highvalue international arbitration over the past 35 years.
South America, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Western Europe are the top sources of major international arbitrations, with the energy sector by far the largest driver of cases, according to a survey published by PwC during an event at Paris Arbitration Week (PAW) yesterday (24 March).
The 2025 International Arbitration Study covers publicly available arbitral awards from 1990 to 2025, mostly relating to investment treaty claims – with 70% of the surveyed cases filed at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), while a further 14% were under UNCITRAL rules.
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Read the full article by Andrew Mizner, published on CDR website, on 25 March 2026.