Chambers and Partners has published the final edition of its Global Practice Guide — International Arbitration 2026, available as an eGuide and in PDF. Edited by Gary Born (King & Spalding), the guide covers arbitration in more than 70 jurisdictions.
The Spain chapter is written by Daniel Jiménez García, Managing Partner of SLJ Abogados. It explains to an international readership how arbitration works in Spain today: the legal framework, the arbitration agreement, the constitution of the tribunal, interim relief, evidence, confidentiality, setting aside and enforcing awards, and third-party funding.
The chapter also covers the main developments of the past year:
- Constitutional Court Judgment 49/2026 of 23 June 2026 (Tempus Holdings 76), which holds that an award may only be set aside for lack of reasoning if it is arbitrary, illogical, absurd or irrational.
- The consolidation of CIIAM as Madrid’s international arbitration centre, and its alliance with CAM Santiago.
- The two references pending before the Court of Justice of the European Union on how far courts may review awards for breach of EU public policy.
- The pre-action ADR requirement (MASC) introduced by Organic Law 1/2025, which does not apply to arbitration.
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Chapter published by Chambers and Partners in the Global Practice Guide — International Arbitration 2026.