Arbitration Notes

HONG KONG COURT REMITS AWARDS TO ARBITRATOR FOLLOWING CHANGE IN LAW OF ILLEGALITY DEFENCE

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance (“CFI”) has suspended set-aside proceedings in respect of two HKIAC awards on liability and quantum and remitted …

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA AFFIRMS JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE ARBITRAL AWARDS AGAINST FOREIGN STATES PARTY TO THE NEW YORK CONVENTION

On 24 October 2023, the Federal Court of Australia dismissed India’s application to set aside an investor’s application to recognise and enforce an award …

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 …

SURINAME BECOMES PARTY TO THE NEW YORK CONVENTION

Suriname has become the 171st State party to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the Convention). On …

New York Convention enters into force in Iraq this week, making Iraq the 169th State Party to the Convention

As noted in our previous blog post here, in March 2021, Iraq passed the "Law on the Accession of the Republic of Iraq to the New York Convention on the …

IRAQ RATIFIES MAURITIUS CONVENTION ON TRANSPARENCY IN INVESTOR STATE ARBITRATION

China’s top court publishes its first annual report on judicial review of arbitration-related cases

SIERRA LEONE BECOMES THE 166TH STATE PARTY TO THE NEW YORK CONVENTION 1958

PRC court clarifies enforcement of Mainland award made by foreign institution

ETHIOPIA ACCEDES TO THE NEW YORK CONVENTION

THE MALDIVES ACCEDES TO THE NEW YORK CONVENTION