Arbitration Notes

Upholding the Agreement to Arbitrate – a Singaporean perspective

Cross-post: Conflicting dispute provisions in market standard contracts

English Commercial Court makes a declaration that an arbitral tribunal does not have jurisdiction following the invocation of an asymmetric clause

Inconsistent dispute resolution clauses – exploring the limits of the Fiona Trust presumption

Scope and validity of asymmetric jurisdiction clauses in France

On 7 October 2015, in Cass. 1ère Civ., 7 October 2015, No 14-16.898, the Cour de cassation (the French Supreme Court) handed down a decision that …

English court refuses stay of proceedings for clause requiring parties to "endeavour" to arbitrate

Despite the English court's benevolent approach to the construction of arbitration clauses, the recent case of Christian Kruppa v Alessandro Benedetti …