Arbitration Notes

It's settled: English Court rules that exclusive dispute resolution clause in Settlement Agreement supersedes earlier arbitration clause

Hiding behind the veils? Court upheld undisclosed principal's right to enforce contract in rejecting section 67 challenge

Successful Section 68 challenge to arbitral award – twice in a blue moon?

A new UK Arbitration Act 2025: The draft Arbitration Bill receives Royal Assent

Tools of the Trade: Anti-Suit Injunctions and Their Impact in 2024

English Commercial Court makes a declaration that an arbitral tribunal does not have jurisdiction following the invocation of an asymmetric clause

Inside Arbitration Podcasts: The Arbitration Bill revisited

Join Liz Kantor, Vanessa Naish and returning guest, Hannah Ambrose, for a discussion of the Arbitration Bill for England and Wales, which has been put …

ENGLISH ARBITRATION BILL RE-INTRODUCED IN KING'S SPEECH

Following the general election which took place on 4 July 2024, today's King's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament has re-introduced the …

Arbitration and consumer rights: the Eternity Sky appeal and personal guarantees

In Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v Xiaomin Zhang (with the CMA as intervener) [2024] EWCA Civ 630, the English Court of Appeal upheld an arbitration award …

Keeping its finger on the pulse: the English Supreme Court rules that the Court of Appeal overreached in an appeal under section 69 of the English Arbitration Act

In the recent case of Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV [2024] UKSC 14, the Supreme Court held that the Court of Appeal had impermissibly acted beyond the …

Arbitration Act reform awaits new Parliament's agenda

English High Court rejects Section 68 challenge to arbitral award on the grounds of "serious irregularity"

In the case of Republic of Kosovo v ContourGlobal Kosovo LLC [2024] EWHC 877 (Comm), the English High Court (the High Court) has rejected a challenge by …