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English court declines execution against state-owned property on grounds of immunity
In L R Avionics Technologies Limited v. The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Attorney General of the Federation of Nigeria [2016] EWHC 1761 (Comm), the …
The development of State and Diplomatic Immunity under English law: views and insight
Herbert Smith Freehills Partners Dominic Roughton and Andrew Cannon have given an interview to Lexis Nexis on the development of the English law of …
English High Court orders payment of $100m arbitral peremptory order, denying KRG claim to immunity
In its recent judgment of 20 November 2015, the High Court of England and Wales (the "Court") enforced a US$100m peremptory order made in arbitral …
Video post: State immunity and waiver of immunity issues in English law
Andrew Cannon, Partner in our International Arbitration and Public International Law practices has posted a short video on our Public International Law …
Herbert Smith Freehills hosts Panel Discussion and Seminar on "The State of State Immunity" in conjunction with the British Branch of the International Law Association
Herbert Smith Freehills, in conjunction with the British Branch of the International Law Association, is hosting a Seminar entitled "The State of State …
States lose immunity by taking steps in proceedings in the English Courts to challenge an arbitral Tribunal's jurisdiction
In an appeal in a case considering the interrelation between arbitration and state immunity, on an application by France and Spain (the States), the …
English High Court says that a head of state who dies in office enjoys immunity only in respect of official acts
Introduction In the recent decision of Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz [2014] EWHC 1807 (Ch), the High Court found that the …
ECHR reaffirms State immunity from civil proceedings for acts of torture in Jones v United Kingdom
In the recent case of Jones and others v United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) found that the United Kingdom had not breached …
English High Court considers: arbitability of civil claims with a criminal aspect; its discretion to enforce awards under s66 of the Arbitration Act 1996; and the scope of the arbitration exception to immunity under s9 of the State Immunity Act 1978
In The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Ltd v The Kingdom of Spain and the French State [2013] EWHC 3188 (Comm), the High Court had …
Recent Developments in India-related international arbitration
Herbert Smith Freehills has issued its latest Indian International Arbitration e-bulletin. The e-bulletin considers two decisions of the Delhi High Court …
UK Court of Appeal considers the immunity from suit of the family of a head of state
The Court of Appeal has examined the extent to which foreign heads of state and their families can claim immunity under the State Immunity Act 1978 (the …
Singapore Court of Appeal sets aside injunction against Maldivian state-owned company in airport dispute
The Singapore Court of Appeal has set aside an interim injunction granted by the High Court against a Maldivian state-owned corporation ("MACL"), by …
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