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English Court finds no jurisdiction to grant freezing orders against non-party foreign subsidiaries of the award debtor in English-seated arbitration
The Commercial Court has held that it has no jurisdiction to make a freezing order to aid the enforcement of a London-seated arbitration award against …
Lorand Shipping v Davof Trading (Africa) B.V. (MV "Ocean Glory"): when a "creative solution" on the part of the tribunal becomes a serious irregularity leading to substantial injustice
In a rare example of a successful application under section 68 of the English Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act"), the English Commercial Court has granted …
English Court finds that it is "just and convenient" to grant a worldwide freezing order in support of London-seated arbitration even where all assets are outside England
In a further decision in the case of U & M Mining Zambia Ltd v Konkola Copper Mines PLC [2014] All ER (D) 136 (Oct), the English Commercial Court …
Thwarting attempts to avoid execution: English Court orders appointment of receivers over foreign assets to assist enforcement of a London award
In a judgment handed down on 2 October 2014 in Cruz City 1 Mauritius Holdings v Unitech Limited & Ors, the English High Court made an order under s37 …
New ruling of the French Cour de cassation in the Tecnimont judicial saga on challenge of an arbitrator
In Avax v Tecnimont (Civ. 1ère, 25 June 2014, pourvoi n° 11-26.529) the French Supreme Court reviewed the Paris Court of Appeal’s decision regarding the …
English High Court considers the requirement to "exhaust" any available arbitral process of appeal before challenging an arbitral award under the Arbitration Act 1996
In an anonymised judgment dated 11 June 2014, Mr Justice Andrew Smith considered whether the terms of section 70(2) and/or section 73(2) of the …
Commercial Court refuses enforcement of arbitral award due to issue estoppel
In Diag Human Se v Czech Republic, the English Commercial Court refused enforcement of a New York Convention Award (the Award) of over 8.3 billion Czech …
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