All posts
Showing 156 out of 213 results
English Court of Appeal permits enforcement of a New York Convention award on the basis of excessive delay in challenge proceedings in the courts of the seat
In its judgment in IPCO (Nigeria) Limited v Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (No.3) [2015] EWCA Civ 1144 & 1145, handed down on 10 November …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal upholds Arbitration Ordinance limits on rights of appeal
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of s.81(4) of the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609), under which a party …
English High Court dismisses section 68 challenge to arbitral award on basis of delay
In its recent judgment in B.V. Scheepswerf Damen Gorinchem v The Marine Institute [2015] EWHC 1810 (Comm) (available here), the English High Court (the …
Australian courts take a uniform approach to interpretation of the Model Law
In Cameron Australasia Pty Ltd v AED Oil Limited,[1] the Supreme Court of Victoria refused to set aside a domestic arbitral award on the basis that the …
Hong Kong confirms pragmatic approach to enforcement, limited rights of appeal and signals views on "CIETAC split" clauses
In 廣東長虹電子有限公司 v Inspur Electronics (HK) Ltd (HKMP 434/2015), the Hong Kong Court of Appeal has confirmed a lower court's order to enforce a Mainland …
French Supreme Court finds that tribunal acted within Terms of Reference
In Cass. Civ. 1, n° 14-12.077, 18 March 2015, Semapa Investimento E Gestao SGPS v CRH PLC, the French Supreme Court considered an appeal from a Paris …
The Singapore High Court reiterates its reluctance to set aside arbitral awards except in "egregious cases"
In the case of Coal & Oil Co. LLC v GHCL Ltd [2015] SGHC 65, the Singapore High Court took the opportunity to reinforce that a party seeking to set …
English Court's reminder that (i) courts will allow the arbitral process to correct itself without intervention where possible and (ii) a party seeking to set aside an Award must do so on the correct basis and in good time
In a recent judgment handed down by Eder J in the case of Union Marine Classification Services LLC v Government of the Union of Comoros, the English …
Astro and Lippo – the Hong Kong leg: important lessons and potential risks for award-debtors
First Media, part of the Lippo Group and the unsuccessful defendant in a Singapore-seated arbitration, has failed to resist enforcement in Hong Kong of …
Remission or Set Aside for an arbitral award where a challenge for serious irregularity is made out before the English courts?
In the case of The Secretary of State for the Home Department and Raytheon Systems Limited [2015] EWHC 311 (TCC) and [2014] EWHC 4375 (TCC), the English …
English court sets aside London-seated tribunal's award where arbitration was "to be held in Hong Kong"
The English Commercial Court has set aside an award under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the "English Act"), and declared that the tribunal was …
Supreme Court of India Clarifies the Scope of Public Policy grounds for Challenging a Domestic Arbitration Award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act
In a decision handed down recently, the Supreme Court of India found that the Delhi High Court had overstepped its powers and wrongly set aside a …
Showing 156 out of 213 results
View more