Lex Unbound Podcast

Arbitration in Africa is evolving rapidly, with new institutions, legal reforms, and a growing push to challenge the longstanding dominance of traditional seats like London, Paris, and Geneva. In this episode, Yağmur speaks with Professor Emilia Onyema about the state of arbitration in Africa, the rise of new arbitral institutions, and what it truly means to “Africanise” international arbitration....

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant prospect for arbitration. It is gradually entering everyday practice and prompting a more fundamental question: what happens when tools that rely on past patterns begin to shape how disputes are argued, evaluated, and resolved? In this episode of Lex Unbound, Yağmur speaks with Mihaela Apostol, independent counsel and arbitrator in London and co found...

As the world accelerates its transition to net zero, investment arbitration stands at a crossroads. In this episode, Vincent and Yağmur speak with Dr. Thomas Lehmann about how treaties originally drafted to protect foreign investors are now being tested against states’ environmental and climate obligations. From the Vattenfall v. Germany dispute over nuclear energy to the ICJ’s 2025 advisory opini...

In this episode, hosts Vincent and Yağmur speak with Petrit Elshani of Wagner Arbitration about the evolution of investor-State arbitration in Albania and Kosovo. Drawing on cases including Selmani v. Kosovo and Durres Kurum v. Albania , the conversation traces how both jurisdictions are refining their legal frameworks, how tribunals have approached jurisdiction and state conduct, and how a new ge...

The field of international sports arbitration stands at a critical juncture following the Grand Chamber judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Caster Semenya v. Switzerland , delivered on 10 July 2025. In this episode, hosts Vincent and Yağmur speak with Cem Kalelioğlu, Counsel at WilmerHale London's international arbitration practice group, about the legal and institutional implica...

London’s status as a global arbitration hub faces new challenges and opportunities with the introduction of the English Arbitration Act 2025. In this episode, hosts Vincent and Yağmur sit down with leading barrister and arbitrator Ravi Aswani from 36 Stone Chambers to discuss how the new Act changes the legal landscape for arbitration agreements, especially the law that governs them. We break down...

What happens when a small island nation with a mixed legal heritage faces the pressures of global arbitration reform? In this first episode of a brand new podcast series, we explore Mauritius’s dual-track arbitration system and examine current reform efforts in light of legal developments in Germany, the UK, and France.