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• February 18, 2026

  Liability Up First In ExxonMobil Suit Over Dutch Gas Phaseout

  An international tribunal will consider as an initial matter whether the Netherlands is liable in a politically sensitive dispute with a Belgian ExxonMobil unit over the phaseout of gas extraction in Europe's largest gas field before moving on to damages, according to an order made public on Wednesday.

• February 18, 2026

  Eversheds Hires International Arbitration Partner In Bucharest

  Eversheds Sutherland has added to its cross‑border disputes capabilities in Europe, saying it has appointed a longtime international arbitration lawyer to work in the firm's Bucharest office.

• February 18, 2026

  Glencore Says It Paid $1B To HMRC Over Tax Disputes

  Mining giant Glencore told shareholders Wednesday that it paid $1 billion to the U.K.'s tax authority last year over tax disputes but is pushing to recover some of the money.

• February 18, 2026

  Decoding Arbitral Disputes: US Cert Denial And EU Strategy

  The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied certiorari in Russia v. Hulley Enterprises, leaving in place the D.C. Circuit's opinion supporting jurisdiction in the $50 billion arbitration award challenge, and intensifying litigation exposure for the European Union's strategy of contesting the enforceability of intra-EU awards abroad, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

• February 18, 2026

  On Players' Brain Injury Claims, FA Says Science Inconclusive

  The governing bodies of football in England and Wales have denied claims from more than 100 football professionals of failure to phase out allegedly brain-injuring headers from the game, arguing that research on the dangers of the technique is still ongoing.

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