CMS International Disputes Digest – 2025 Summer Edition
Welcome to the 2025 Summer edition of the International Disputes Digest, a biannual publication that explores the major challenges facing international business and offers practical strategies for surmounting them.
We are now midway through 2025, and global business faces a plethora of obstacles, including trade tariffs, cybersecurity, escalating and continuing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and uncertainty surrounding the emergence of AI.
The current geopolitical landscape may seem unpredictable, but there are ways in which you can (and should) take this instability into account when drafting your contracts to avoid disputes.
With environmental issues still high on the agenda, we explore the European Free Trade Association Court’s first substantive environment ruling and how international rulings on climate change and the environment are shaping government policies.
In the field of international arbitration, we invite you to read about the principle of res judicata, the planned reform of French arbitration law, and the comparison of English and Singaporean approaches to arbitration during insolvency.
In this edition of the Digest, you will also find insightful articles discussing various areas of dispute resolution across jurisdictions, including: an overview of the Spanish cross-border rules on restructuring plans, tax disputes risk under Pillar Two, the emerging class-action landscape for ultra-processed foods in the UK and US as well as defamation cases in Monaco.
We hope you enjoy reading these articles. As you explore them, feel free to get back to us with any questions, comments and insights.
