Arbitration Notes
Tag: conflict of laws
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12 November 2013
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 …
01 March 2013
High Court applies Sulamérica test in Arsanovia and gives rise to unexpected results
In December last year, the High Court upheld a challenge under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act) in Arsanovia Ltd and others v Cruz City 1 …
28 February 2013
U&M Mining Zambia Ltd v Konkola Copper Mines plc: Court of the seat does not have exclusive jurisdiction to grant interim measures in support of arbitration
In the recent case of U&M Mining Zambia Ltd v Konkola Copper Mines plc [2013] EWHC 260 (Comm), the court examined the question of whether English …