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03 August 2023

HSF SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS CHALLENGE TO ARBITRATION AWARD IN ENGLISH HIGH COURT

Craig Tevendale, Susan Field and Jerome Temme have successfully acted for EGK in defending a s.68 challenge under the English Arbitration Act 1996. We …

02 August 2023

The English Commercial Court dismisses an award challenge based on exclusion of evidence in patent dispute

The English Commercial Court, in Cipla Limited v Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [2023] EWHC 910 (Comm), has dismissed a challenge pursuant to s68(2)(a) of …

31 July 2023

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 …

14 July 2023

Invalid service of Request for Arbitration not a failure of appointment procedure, says English court

In Global Aerospares Limited v Airest AS [2023] EWHC 1430 (Comm), the English Commercial Court dismissed a claim for directions under s18 of the …

04 July 2023

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 …

30 June 2023

LCIA European Council Breakfast Seminar in Paris – The English Arbitration Act 1996 Review: Part Two (Tuesday 4 July 2023)

On Tuesday 4 July 2023, Herbert Smith Freehills Paris will be hosting a breakfast seminar organised by the LCIA European Council. The Law Commission of …

19 April 2023

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 …

16 January 2023

Court of Appeal confirms peremptory order despite pending jurisdictional challenge

In the case of S3D Interactive, Inc v Oovee [2022] EWCA Civ 1665, the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal of a decision to enforce a peremptory order …

09 January 2023

Cryptocurrency disputes and consumer arbitration: the next instalment

The English High Court has handed down judgment in another case concerning trades on a cryptocurrency exchange. The case of Chechetkin v Payward Ltd and …

12 December 2022

3 for the price of 1: English Commercial Court issues guidance on: (i) what constitutes an "award" (ii) whether a cross-claim under a different contract can fall within an arbitrator's jurisdiction, and (iii) the circumstances in which the Court will order compliance with a Peremptory Order

In the case of RQP v ZYX, the English Court has issued a jam-packed judgment on three important issues. In dismissing RQP's three applications, Mr …

21 November 2022

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST: THE FIONA TRUST PRINCIPLE AGAIN SEES OFF NDK'S CASE BEFORE THE ENGLISH COMMERCIAL COURT

In NDK Ltd v HUO Holding (No 2) [2022] EWHC 2580 (Comm), the English Commercial Court dismissed NDK's section 67 challenge brought against an LCIA award, …

10 November 2022

English Commercial Court dismisses s68 challenge but observes that the arbitrators exceeded their powers in granting interim relief in the form of an award

On 16 September 2022, the English Commercial Court delivered its judgment in EGF v HVF, HWG, TOM, DCK, HRY [2022] EWHC 2470 (Comm) in respect of a …