Arbitration Notes

SECTION 1782 UPDATE: U.S. SECOND CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RULES THAT U.S. DISCOVERY CANNOT BE USED IN AID OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATIONS, SPLITTING FROM FOURTH CIRCUIT

PRELIMINARY DISCOVERY IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE

SECTION 1782 UPDATE: U.S. FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HOLDS THAT U.S. DISCOVERY CAN BE USED IN AID OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATIONS AND SUPREME COURT MAY NOW RESOLVE THE CIRCUIT SPLIT

CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATION PODCAST SERIES EPISODE 3: DOCUMENTS AND FACTUAL WITNESSES

SECTION 1782 UPDATE: U.S. DISCOVERY IN AID OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATIONS

Malaysia's High Court rules that third parties are not prohibited from disclosing confidential documents produced in arbitration proceedings

In Dato' Seri Timor Shah Rafiq v Nautilus Tug & Towage Sdn Bhd [2019] MLJU 405, the High Court considered for the first time the new section 41A of …

Prague Rules on efficiency in arbitration now launched

The new Rules on the Efficient Conduct of Proceedings in International Arbitration (Prague Rules) launched last month in the Czech Republic and aim to …

English Court refuses to grant an injunction against the enforcement of a s1782 US Evidence Order

In a decision dated 24 August 2018, the English Commercial Court (the “Court“) dismissed Dreymoor Fertilisers Overseas PTE Ltd's (“Dreymoor“) application …

New York district court rejects application for use of confidential documents in LCIA arbitration

Beny Steinmetz Group Resources ("BSGR"), a company based in Guernsey and accused of bribery in Guinea, has been denied permission by a Magistrate Judge …

Podcast: 8 top tips for in house counsel in managing an arbitration

In this short podcast, Professional Support Consultants Hannah Ambrose and Vanessa Naish provide 8 top tips for in house counsel in managing an …

English High Court orders disclosure of arbitration documents by agent to principal

In its recent judgment AMEC Foster Wheeler Group Limited v Morgan Sindall Professional Services Limited & Ors [2015] EWHC 2012 (TCC) (available …

ICC publishes in-house guide on effective management of arbitration

Practitioners and arbitral institutions alike are constantly looking for ways to smooth and improve the arbitral process. One of the latest contribution …