Arbitration Notes

English Commercial Court finds that arbitration agreements do not extend to claims against third parties

A recent decision by the English Commercial Court confirms that the availability of an ASI in the context of third parties depends on the construction of …

English Court Reserves Costs of an ASI Application for Arbitral Tribunal to Facilitate Enforcement

The English Court has granted an order to reserve costs to an arbitral tribunal on the basis that an arbitral award could be enforced with greater ease …

Arbitration and Sanctions in O v C: A Balancing Act

The English High Court recently considered whether to order a party to make a payment into court in support of an ongoing arbitration despite the risk of …

Hold On To Your Seats! English Court Clarifies Jurisdictional Gateway for ASIs

A recent English Commercial Court decision partially discharging interim relief highlights the jurisdictional hurdles faced by parties seeking ASIs in …

HKIAC reports record amount in dispute for 2023

The HKIAC's recently released statistics for 2023 reveal that the institution had a record-breaking year measured by the amount in dispute, underscoring …

ENGLISH HIGH COURT GRANTS ANTI-SUIT AND ANTI-ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTIONS TO RESTRAIN RUSSIAN PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT BY SANCTIONED ENTITIES

MALAYSIAN COURT RECONFIRMS THAT TRIBUNALS TAKE PRIORITY OVER COURTS WHEN GRANTING INTERIM RELIEF

The Malaysian High Court has reconfirmed that if the same interim relief can be granted by an arbitral tribunal and the courts, a party should first …

HKIAC USERS GAIN ADDITIONAL ROUTE TO MAINLAND INTERIM RELIEF AND ENFORCEMENT

INDIAN SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS ENFORCEABILITY OF INDIA-SEATED EMERGENCY ARBITRATION AWARDS

The Supreme Court of India (the "Court") has recently handed down a significant judgment in Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC v. Future Retail Ltd. …

ENGLISH HIGH COURT CONSIDERS SCOPE OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WHEN DETERMINING JURISDICTION TO GRANT INTERIM RELIEF IN SUPPORT OF ARBITRATION

INDIAN SUPREME COURT ALLOWS INDIAN PARTIES TO CHOOSE A FOREIGN SEAT OF ARBITRATION

LCIA REPORTS A RECORD NUMBER OF NEW CASES FOR 2019