Arbitration Notes

Hong Kong one step closer to arbitration success fees

Indian Supreme Court orders arbitrator backlog to be cleared

Hong Kong Court of Appeal rules on landmark case regarding escalation clauses

LCIA publishes its casework report for 2021 – showing among other things an increased number of cases from North America and the Middle East and continued improvement in arbitrator diversity in appointments by the LCIA Court

The LCIA has published its Casework Report for 2021, its annual summary of its caseload and trends. It reported fewer new cases than in the record high …

HSF publishes Disputes in the Technology Industry Q&As for Practical Law (UK)

HSF technology disputes practitioners Andrew Moir, Rachel Lidgate, Martin Hevey, Kate Macmillan, Peter Dalton, Heather Newton and Rachel Montagnon have …

USE OF ARBITRATION IN THE BANKING AND FINANCE SECTOR (PART 1): LCIA STATISTICS SHOW GROWTH

The LCIA has released its Annual Casework Report for 2021, showing that disputes in the Banking and Finance sector represented the LCIA's biggest …

TURKMENISTAN BECOMES PARTY TO NEW YORK CONVENTION

Turkmenistan has become the 170th state party to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the Convention), …

'Obvious accounting mistake' sinks LMAA arbitrator's award in rare successful s.68 challenge by charterer

WHICH COVID-19 COMMERCIAL RENT DISPUTE BODY SHOULD I USE? KEY TERMS COMPARED

Herbert Smith Freehills to participate in London International Disputes Week 2022 (LIDW22)

With its theme “Dispute Resolution – Global, Sustainable, Ethical?” LIDW22 will take a critical look at the future of dispute resolution and its …

STAY OF NFT CONSUMER CLAIM GRANTED IN FAVOUR OF NEW YORK ARBITRATION UNDER AA 1996, S 9 (SOLEYMANI V NIFTY GATEWAY)

HONG KONG COURT UPHOLDS FREEZING ORDER GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF ENFORCEMENT OF CIETAC ARBITRAL AWARD