Arbitration Notes

ARBITRATION AND INSOLVENCY: AUSTRALIAN COURT DETERMINES WHEN ARBITRATION COSTS ORDERS CAN BE RECOVERABLE AGAINST A COMPANY IN ADMINISTRATION

The Federal Court of Australia recently determined an application brought by the administrators of a company in voluntary administration seeking judicial …

ARBITRATION OF INSOLVENCY DISPUTES: THE VIEW FROM THE AUSTRALIAN COURTS

Two recent judgments from different Australian courts have considered circumstances in which insolvency disputes can (or cannot) be arbitrated in …

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL COURT REAFFIRMS HIGH THRESHOLD FOR REFUSING ENFORCEMENT OF AWARD ON PUBLIC POLICY GROUNDS

In a recent application to enforce an arbitral award, the Federal Court of Australia rejected the award debtor’s arguments that it would be contrary to …

NEW SOUTH WALES SUPREME COURT ALLOWS CALL ON BANK GUARANTEE DESPITE ONGOING ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New South Wales held that ongoing arbitral proceedings did not prevent a party from calling upon a guarantee …

NO ENFORCEMENT WITHOUT NOTICE: FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA DECLINES TO ENFORCE AN AWARD FOR FAILURE TO GIVE PROPER NOTICE OF THE ARBITRATION

THE CLOAK OF CONFIDENTIALITY IN ARBITRATION IS NOT EASILY REMOVED: FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA DECLINES TO ENFORCE A CONSENT AWARD THAT HAD BEEN SATISFIED

State of play of investment treaty arbitration in Australia

Federal Court of Australia continues to reinforce Australia’s pro-enforcement approach to foreign arbitral awards

A recent case of the Federal Court of Australia affirms the Australian courts’ pro-enforcement approach to foreign arbitral awards under the regime of …

Australian Court clarifies approach to scope and arbitrability of ambiguous arbitration agreements

New ACICA 2021 Arbitration Rules

Arbitration is on the rise in Australia

International arbitration in the South Pacific: a view from Australia