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Cross-Border Appeals: The BICC-SICC Model

This article was first published in dailyjus.com (July, 21, 2025).

In recent years, International Commercial Courts have emerged as important forums for resolving complex cross-border commercial disputes. These courts, such as the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”), the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (“DIFCC”), and the Qatar International Court, aim to combine the strengths of litigation and arbitration by offering a transparent, state-backed and neutral mechanism often with flexible procedures, the possibility of foreign representation and application of foreign law, and a neutral venue for international parties.

Against this backdrop of evolving transnational dispute resolution, a pioneering model of cross-border judicial cooperation has emerged: a bilateral treaty on appeals, enabling courts in one state to hear appeals from the courts of another.

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Authors

- Shruti Dhonde and Ritika Bansal

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