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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 …
UK Supreme Court interprets the "stay" provisions of s9 of the Arbitration Act 1996: rules Mozambique's claims fall outside scope of arbitration agreements and rejects s9 application for stay
Introduction In Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL and others [2023] UKSC 32, the Supreme Court has unanimously found the Republic of …
English Commercial Court rules that a party must act "promptly" in raising a challenge to the effectiveness of arbitral proceedings, and rejects application for set aside of partial award
Summary In Radisson Hotels APS Denmark v Hayat Otel Işletmeciliği Turizm Yatırım Ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi [2023] EWHC 892 (Comm) the Commercial Court …
Fine-tuning the English Arbitration Act: reactions to the Law Commission's consultation paper
Today, the Law Commission published its first consultation paper as part of its review of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act"). The stated aim of the …
English High Court confirms that a non-participating party may contest jurisdiction even though an arbitrator has been appointed
In National Investment Bank Ltd v Eland International (Thailand) Co. Ltd and another [2022] EWHC 1168 (Comm), the English High Court considered the …
ENGLISH COURT UPHOLDS ALTERNATIVE SERVICE OUTSIDE THE HAGUE SERVICE CONVENTION OF AN ORDER FOR ENFORCEMENT
English Court rules that pre-conditions to arbitration are not matters of jurisdiction
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
English court sets aside arbitration award for serious irregularity due to tribunal's non-disclosure of novel point central to award
The odds of successfully challenging an arbitral award in the English Courts on the basis of s68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (serious irregularity) …
Arbitral tribunal's refusal to strike out a claim could not be challenged under s68 or s69 of the Arbitration Act 1996
In a recent decision, the Mercantile Court dismissed two appeals under s68 (procedural irregularity) and s69 (error of law) of the Arbitration Act 1996 …