Arbitration Notes

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST: THE FIONA TRUST PRINCIPLE AGAIN SEES OFF NDK'S CASE BEFORE THE ENGLISH COMMERCIAL COURT

In NDK Ltd v HUO Holding (No 2) [2022] EWHC 2580 (Comm), the English Commercial Court dismissed NDK's section 67 challenge brought against an LCIA award, …

STAY OF NFT CONSUMER CLAIM IN FAVOUR OF NEW YORK ARBITRATION REFUSED UNDER AA 1996, S 9(4) (SOLEYMANI V NIFTY GATEWAY)

HSF Partner Simon Chapman KC, Senior Associate Charlie Morgan, Associate Olga Dementyeva and Trainee Solicitor Dan Huang have recently written an article …

Fine-tuning the English Arbitration Act: reactions to the Law Commission's consultation paper

Today, the Law Commission published its first consultation paper as part of its review of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act"). The stated aim of the …

ENGLISH COURT AGREES WITH TRIBUNAL: RELYING ON A SUBMISSION LATER THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RAISED EARLIER IN THE ARBITRATION WOULD BE AN ABUSE OF PROCESS

HSF PARIS TO HOST LCIA EUROPEAN USERS' COUNCIL BREAKFAST SEMINAR ON 14 JUNE 2022

'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

ENGLISH COURT PERMITTED BUT NOT REQUIRED TO REFUSE ENFORCEMENT WHERE STATUTORY GROUNDS MADE OUT

Livian on a prayer: Claimant's last hope s68 challenge is firmly rejected by the Commercial Court

The Commercial Court has rejected an attempt to challenge an LCIA award on grounds of serious irregularity under section 68(2)(a) of the Arbitration Act …

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

ENGLISH COURT CONSIDERS STEPS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS WHICH PREVENT A SUCCESSFUL STAY APPLICATION

Commercial Court firmly rejects attempt to re-open challenges to arbitral award (WSB v FOL)

The Commercial Court has dismissed an application to set aside an order which dismissed challenges under sections 67 and 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 …