Arbitration Notes
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UPDATE: THE WINNER LOSES IT ALL? ENGLISH COURT UPHOLDS NIGERIA'S CHALLENGE TO $11bn AWARDS IN 140 PAGE MEGA-JUDGMENT
Observing that "the facts and circumstances of this case... are remarkable" and that he did not do so "without reluctance" Knowles J upholds challenge to …
Is the recently signed Morocco-Nigeria BIT a step towards a more balanced form of intra-African investor protection?
On 3 December 2016, Morocco and Nigeria signed a new bilateral investment treaty (the "BIT"), with the overarching aim of strengthening "the bonds of …
UK Supreme Court rules that no security may be ordered when challenging enforcement of arbitration awards
The UK Supreme Court has overturned a Court of Appeal decision requiring Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ("NNPC") to provide US$ 100m in security …
English Court of Appeal permits enforcement of a New York Convention award on the basis of excessive delay in challenge proceedings in the courts of the seat
In its judgment in IPCO (Nigeria) Limited v Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (No.3) [2015] EWCA Civ 1144 & 1145, handed down on 10 November …
Arbitration in Africa: Recent developments
The Court of Appeal of the Lagos Judicial Division recently issued a pro-arbitration decision holding that courts may only intervene in arbitral …
Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum: a lesson on business and human rights?
On 1 October 2012, the United States Supreme Court will hear further arguments in the case of Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum Co, bringing the issue of …