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18 November 2024

Arbitration and Sanctions in O v C: A Balancing Act

The English High Court recently considered whether to order a party to make a payment into court in support of an ongoing arbitration despite the risk of …

14 October 2024

Hong Kong court grants anti-suit relief against sanctioned Russian bank

German bank obtains injunctions to restrain Russian court proceedings commenced in breach of HKIAC arbitration agreement; argument that court lacked …

12 June 2024

English Commercial Court rejects novel argument that LCIA arbitration agreement frustrated by sanctions, granting anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunctions restraining Russian proceedings

In an ongoing dispute between Barclays Bank and VEB, the state development bank of the Russian Federation, the English Commercial Court has granted (i) …

17 October 2023

TRILOGY OF APPLICATIONS FOR ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTIONS – 2 OUT OF 3 AIN'T BAD!

There has been a trilogy of applications for anti-suit injunctions (ASIs) in the English courts brought by three banks (Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank and …

31 January 2023

NAVIGATING UK SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIAN PERSONS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

This blog was first published by Kluwer Arbitration and can be found here. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has created an environment ripe for controversy …

30 January 2023

GIVE MANDATORY MEDIATION A CHANCE: INSIGHTS FROM THE LCAM-HSF SURVEY ON COMPULSORY MEDIATION

Study shows support by members of the dispute resolution community for some degree of mandatory mediation in both litigation and arbitration proceedings. …

01 March 2018

Recent Developments in India-Related International Arbitration

Herbert Smith Freehills has issued the latest edition of its Indian international arbitration e-bulletin. In this issue we consider various Indian court …

25 May 2017

Russian arbitration: are international sanctions impacting party choice?

Ever since the introduction and then expansion of international sanctions on Russia (in particular by the US and the EU), arbitration practitioners have …