The recent flurry of successful challenges to arbitrators in International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitrations are significant in light of the notoriously high   historical standard for disqualifying ICSID arbitrators.  Such decisions raise questions as to whether the disqualification standard adopted in adjudicating the challenges represents a notable departure from  previous ICSID challenge decisions. To read the full article, click here (*subscription required).