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Application for security for costs and security for the Award refused by English Court in investment treaty award challenge
In its recent judgment in The Czech Republic vs Diag Human and ors [2023] the English court has refused Diag Human's application for security for costs …
ENGLISH HIGH COURT REJECTS RENEWED ORAL APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAL AN ARBITRAL AWARD ON A POINT OF LAW
In Osler v Osler and Others, [2023] EWHC 1270 (Ch), the Chancery Division of the English High Court has ruled that the Court cannot allow a renewed oral …
Commercial Court releases its arbitration statistics: significant increase in arbitration-related applications
The Judiciary of England and Wales has published the Commercial Court Report for the year 2021-2022 (the Report). These reports are released annually to …
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS' GLOBAL ARBITRATION PRACTICE RANKED FIFTH IN THE WORLD
Global Arbitration Review (GAR) has unveiled its annual ranking of the world’s leading international arbitration practices, with Herbert Smith Freehills …
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 …
TIMOR-LESTE BECOMES THE 172ND STATE TO THE NEW YORK CONVENTION 1958
On 17 January 2023, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Timor-Leste) became the 172nd state to accede the Convention on the Recognition and …
THINK BEFORE YOU ACT - WA SUPREME COURT FINDS CONSENT BY CONDUCT TO ARBITRATION APPEAL
The Supreme Court of Western Australia recently decided a rare application to appeal arbitral awards pursuant to s 34A of the Commercial Arbitration Act …
UK Supreme Court rules on section 69 challenge to an arbitral award: do the courts plan to take a more active role in arbitration?
On 11 May 2016 the Supreme Court handed down a ruling on a challenge to an arbitral award on a point of law, under section 69 of the Arbitration Act …
Court of Appeal clarifies the English Court's jurisdiction under section 67 of the Arbitration Act: the Court is not required to make any order at all even if the application is well-founded
The recent decision of the English Court of Appeal in Integral Petroleum SA v Melars Group Limited considers the jurisdiction of the court under s67 of …
OHADA CCJA court annuls €38 million arbitral award against Guinea
In a highly unusual decision, the Cour Commune de Justice et d'Arbitrage (CCJA), the court created by the Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du …
ICC Court announces new policies to foster transparency and ensure greater efficiency
On 5 January 2016, the ICC Court announced two new policies aimed at enhancing the efficiency and transparency of ICC arbitration …