Follow us

Tag: england and wales

Showing 12 out of 43 results

06 February 2023

English High Court holds English Court judgments can be enforced in the United Arab Emirates

In Invest Bank PSC v Ahmad Mohammed El-Husseini and ors [2022] EWHC 3008 (Comm), the English High Court held that there was no real risk of substantial …

14 March 2022

The English court retains its robust approach to challenges to arbitral awards: Commercial Court releases its statistics

The Judiciary of England and Wales has published the Commercial Court Report 2020-2021 (The Report). These reports are released annually to give an …

30 November 2021

Law Commission Review

The Law Commission of England and Wales has today announced that it will conduct a review of the English Arbitration Act 1996, the principal legislation …

10 May 2017

English court endorses typical use of tribunal secretary in LCIA arbitration

The English Court has rejected an arbitrator challenge under s24 of the English Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act) on the basis of alleged "over-delegation" …

03 March 2016

English Court identifies "weaknesses" in the 2014 IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest when considering challenge of an Award for apparent bias

In the case of W Limited v M SDN BHD [2016] EWHC 422 (Comm) the Claimant, W Limited, sought to challenge two awards in the English Court for serious …

09 November 2015

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 …

25 November 2014

English Court finds no jurisdiction to grant freezing orders against non-party foreign subsidiaries of the award debtor in English-seated arbitration

The Commercial Court has held that it has no jurisdiction to make a freezing order to aid the enforcement of a London-seated arbitration award against …

04 November 2014

Lorand Shipping v Davof Trading (Africa) B.V. (MV "Ocean Glory"): when a "creative solution" on the part of the tribunal becomes a serious irregularity leading to substantial injustice

In a rare example of a successful application under section 68 of the English Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act"), the English Commercial Court has granted …

21 October 2014

A breakthrough for Financial Services Arbitration?

Nicholas Peacock, Dominic Kennelly and Emily Blanshard consider the arbitral award and judgment of the English High Court in Travis Coal Restructured …

15 October 2014

English Court finds that it is "just and convenient" to grant a worldwide freezing order in support of London-seated arbitration even where all assets are outside England

In a further decision in the case of U & M Mining Zambia Ltd v Konkola Copper Mines PLC [2014] All ER (D) 136 (Oct), the English Commercial Court …

08 October 2014

Thwarting attempts to avoid execution: English Court orders appointment of receivers over foreign assets to assist enforcement of a London award

In a judgment handed down on 2 October 2014 in Cruz City 1 Mauritius Holdings v Unitech Limited & Ors, the English High Court made an order under s37 …

03 October 2014

A unique interactive convention: Shaping the Future of International Dispute Resolution

A convention being held next month at the Guildhall, London, on Shaping the Future of International Dispute Resolution will bring together an …