The Swedish Supreme Court has upheld an award issued by a tribunal at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in a dispute between The Absolut Company and Systembolaget AB. In the award, the tribunal had awarded Absolut damages as a result of Systembolaget's abuse of its monopoly position in Sweden. Systembolaget's applied to set aside the award on the ground that it breached EU competition law, which the Supreme Court rejected. We will provide further analysis shortly.

The New York International Arbitration Center is collecting and cataloguing international arbitration decisions issued by New York courts. Those decisions are arranged in an online resource that includes the decision date, the stage of the case, and the main issues addressed by the court

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an outline of its proposals that could lead to a regulation banning financial companies from including arbitration clauses that block class actions in consumer contracts. If promulgated, the rule could apply to consumer financial products such as credit cards, checking accounts, debit cards, payday loans, prepaid cards, private student loans and auto loans.

The Atlanta Center for International Arbitration and Mediation is now open. The center offers state of the art hearing facilities, accommodating up to 240 people.