Arbitration Notes

CONTRACTUAL DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF HACKING: ENGLISH COURT CONSIDERS CHALLENGE TO AWARD UNDER s68 AND s69 OF THE ARBITRATION ACT 1996

In a rare example of a successful challenge under s68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act), in K v A [2019] EWHC 1118 (Comm), the English Court held …

Three Amendments to New Zealand’s Arbitration Act 1996

Overview   The New Zealand Arbitration Act 1996 was amended on 8 May 2019 with the aim of increasing New Zealand’s attractiveness as an arbitral hub …

SINGAPORE ARBITRATION UPDATE: A POTENTIAL CHANGE FOR 'OPT-IN' APPEALS FOR ERRORS OF LAW AND COURT CONFIRMATION OF THE CORRECT STANDARD TO BE MET TO RESTRAIN WINDING UP PROCEEDINGS WHERE A CLAIM IS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION

Two recent developments in the Singapore arbitration landscape are of interest.  First, a written response from the Singapore Minister for Law …

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA RULES ON INTERPRETATION OF ARBITRATION CLAUSES

In an important and clarifying decision, the High Court of Australia has handed down its decision in Rinehart & Anor v Hancock …

APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO BRING SECTION 67 CHALLENGE WHICH WAS 959 DAYS LATE REFUSED BY ENGLISH COURT

ENGLISH COURT FINDS ONE ERROR OF LAW BUT DECLINES TO OVERTURN AWARD UNDER S69 ARBITRATION ACT 1996

WIND OF CHANGE IN RUSSIAN ARBITRATION: REVIEW OF SUPREME COURT CLARIFICATIONS

MALAYSIAN APEX COURT DECIDES ON ARBITRABILITY OF DISPUTES INVOLVING A REMEDY OF STATUTORY FORECLOSURE, AND THE INCORPORATION OF ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN MULTI-CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS WHERE ONE CONTRACT CONTAINS AN ENTIRE AGREEMENT CLAUSE

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL COURT GRANTS PERMISSION TO THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATORS TO OBTAIN COPIES OF DOCUMENTS ON THE COURT'S RECORDS FOR DISCLIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST AN ARBITRATOR

In The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators v B, C, D [2019] EWHC 460 (Comm), the Commercial Court granted an application made by the Chartered Institute …

INDIAN SUPREME COURT RULES THAT PRE-DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT IN AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

ENGLISH HIGH COURT GRANTS INJUNCTION TO BLOCK JORDANIAN PROCEEDINGS SEEKING TO INVALIDATE AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

On 1 March 2019 the English court granted the claimant, ACT, a permanent anti-suit injunction against proceedings issued in  Jordan (the Jordanian …

Singapore court refuses set aside on the basis that the successful party in the arbitration did not call witnesses to give evidence and disclose certain documents