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Award dismissing a claim for inordinate and inexcusable delay survives challenge in the English court
In Grindrod Shipping Pte Ltd v Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd, the English High Court ("the Court") rejected an application under s68 of the Arbitration …
English High Court grants an anti-suit injunction and confirms that the choice of arbitral seat is "analogous to an exclusive jurisdiction clause"
In Atlas Power v National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd [2018] EWHC 1052 the English High Court granted a final anti-suit injunction to …
HKIAC 2017 CASE STATISTICS
The HKIAC has recently published its case statistics for 2017, showing a continued healthy demand for its services. The HKIAC saw a 15.7% increase in its …
English Court holds that arbitration clauses in individual sales contracts govern the disputes arising from corrupt arrangement to induce the contracts when an "umbrella agent agreement" is silent about dispute resolution
In a decision dated 24 April 2018, the English Commercial Court (the "Court") dismissed challenges brought under s67 and s32 of the English …
English High Court refuses to set aside award made without awaiting outcome of relevant domestic court proceedings
In its recent decision in SCM Financial Overseas Ltd v Raga Establishment Ltd [2018] EWHC 1008 (Comm) (available here), the English High Court ("Court") …
English Commercial Court releases s68 and s69 statistics: the high hurdle remains
On 29 April 2018, the Judiciary of England and Wales published the Commercial Court Users' Group Meeting Report – March 2018. Contained within that …
Astro v Lippo: First Media appeal succeeds in Hong Kong
At its final attempt, First Media has overturned the Hong Kong courts' earlier decisions to enforce five arbitral awards against it. In a judgment dated …
English Court holds that the time limit for appeal of an award runs from the date of the award, unless there is a "material" correction to the award
In a decision dated 16 March 2018, the English Commercial Court (the "Court") dismissed the application of appeal under s69 of the English Arbitration …
Delhi High Court reaffirms pro-arbitration approach in two recent judgments
In two recent judgments, the Delhi High Court (the "Court") dismissed challenges to arbitral awards and emphasised its reluctance to interfere with …
The English court sets aside a Tribunal's findings of lack of jurisdiction under a BIT
In a decision dated 2 March 2018 (the "Decision"), the English High Court has set aside parts of an award on jurisdiction (the "Award") from a …
Security for costs granted by English Court in investment treaty award challenge in which claimants are receiving third-party funding
In its recent judgment in Progas Energy Limited and ors v Pakistan [2018], the English High Court (the Court) granted Pakistan's request for security for …
English court sets aside tribunal's award on jurisdiction, finding that the LCIA Rules do not permit a party to bring claims under multiple contracts in a single arbitration
In its recent decision in the case of A v B [2017] EWHC 3417 (Comm) (available here), the English Commercial Court (the "Court") set aside the tribunal's …
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