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HSF’S PAULA HODGES QC TO JOIN PANEL IN "ARBITRATION LAW AND PRACTICE IN NIGERIA" WEBINAR
West Tankers principle unaffected by Recast Brussels Regulation; mandatory foreign jurisdictional rules do not encroach on scope of widely worded arbitration clause
In Nori Holdings Limited et al v PJSC Bank Okritie Financial Corporation [2018] EWHC 1343 (Comm) the English court has applied the Recast Brussels …
Arbitration: its growth, practical uses and limitations in an employment law context
There is a growing appetite to resolve employment disputes by arbitration. This is the finding of the UK Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) …
Appointment of arbitrators: English Court grapples conflicting case law and clarifies relevant principles when asked to assist with appointments
In its decision in Silver Dry Bulk Company Limited v Homer Hulbert Maritime Company Limited [2017] EWHC 44 (Comm) the English Court has considered and …
Russia tables proposals for reforms to its arbitration system
Reforms to the Russian system and procedure for arbitration have been tabled by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation (MoJRF), in the form of …
Madrid Court of Appeal affirms optional dispute resolution clause
On 18 October 2013, the Madrid Court of Appeal (the Court of Appeal) affirmed the validity of an optional dispute resolution clause which provided for …
English High Court considers: arbitability of civil claims with a criminal aspect; its discretion to enforce awards under s66 of the Arbitration Act 1996; and the scope of the arbitration exception to immunity under s9 of the State Immunity Act 1978
In The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Ltd v The Kingdom of Spain and the French State [2013] EWHC 3188 (Comm), the High Court had …
Arbitration agreements set to be protected by the pending Brussels Regulation reform
On 11 October, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee approved its report on reform of the Regulation on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and …
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