Arbitration Notes

Hong Kong court grants anti-suit relief against sanctioned Russian bank

German bank obtains injunctions to restrain Russian court proceedings commenced in breach of HKIAC arbitration agreement; argument that court lacked …

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 …

The EU takes action: New Sanctions to Counter Russian Measures

The European Union ("EU") has introduced EU Regulation 2024/1745 which imposes the 14th Sanctions Package against Russia.

English Commercial Court rejects novel argument that LCIA arbitration agreement frustrated by sanctions, granting anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunctions restraining Russian proceedings

In an ongoing dispute between Barclays Bank and VEB, the state development bank of the Russian Federation, the English Commercial Court has granted (i) …

Comity Central: English Commercial Court emphasises importance of comity in refusing to grant anti-suit injunction restraining Malaysian proceedings

In Euronav Shipping NV v Black Swan Petroleum DMCC [2024] EWHC 986 (Comm), the English Commercial Court (the Commercial Court) refused an anti-suit …

UK Supreme Court upholds anti-suit injunction in Unicredit case finding English courts had jurisdiction to grant relief

Following a hearing that took place last week (17 and 18 April 2024), on 23 April 2024 the UK Supreme Court announced its decision in Unicredit Bank GmbH …

No evidence of authentic and binding contract, then no valid arbitration agreement

In the recent case of Ganz v Petronz FZE and another [2024] EWHC 635 (Comm), the High Court upheld a tribunal's decision to decline jurisdiction over a …

Australian courts provide safe harbour to arbitration agreements in bills of lading

Inside Arbitration Podcasts: Clause and Effect: Unicredit, Enka and the Arbitration Bill

Join Liz Kantor, Vanessa Naish, and guest, Hannah Ambrose in the third episode of our Inside Arbitration Podcasts series as they delve into the Court of …

ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTIONS IN RESPECT OF RUSSIAN PROCEEDINGS: ENGLISH COURT OF APPEAL APPLIES ENKA V CHUBB AND ALLOWS THE FINAL ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION IN THE RUSCHEMALLIANCE TRILOGY

CROSS POST: STATE IMMUNITY PREVAILS: UK COURT OF APPEAL DENIES ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION AGAINST VENEZUELA

In a significant ruling in the case of UK P&I Club & Anor v Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela [2023] EWCA Civ 1497, the UK Court of Appeal has …

IF YOU DON'T ASK, YOU DON'T GET: ENGLISH COURT SETS ASIDE AWARD OF INTEREST ON ARBITRATION AND LEGAL COSTS WHEN NOT CLAIMED, BUT REJECTS FURTHER CHALLENGES TO AWARD

In the recent case of Palmat NV v Bluequest Resources AG [2023] EWHC 2940 (Comm), the English Commercial Court set aside part of an award rendered in an …