Arbitration Notes

ENGLISH HIGH COURT SETS ASIDE LMAA AWARD ON THE BASIS THAT THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL LACKED SUBSTANTIVE JURISDICTION

RUSSIAN COURTS TO HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER SANCTIONED PERSONS

SURVIVAL CLAUSE UNDER AUS-INDO BIT WILL NOT SURVIVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IA-CEPA

ENGLISH COURT CONSIDERS CHALLENGES TO A FURTHER AWARD MADE AFTER REMISSION TO THE TRIBUNAL FOLLOWING AN EARLIER SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE

PARIS COURT OF APPEAL REFUSES TO SET ASIDE AN AWARD AND CONFIRMS THAT AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL DOES NOT EXCEED ITS MANDATE WHEN APPLYING UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES TO DECIDE ON THE MERITS OF A DISPUTE

HONG KONG: COURT REFUSES STAY WHERE ARBITRATION CLAUSE NOT INCORPORATED FROM CHARTERPARTY

In OCBC Wing Hang Bank Ltd v Kai Sen Shipping Co Ltd [2020] HKCFI 375, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (Court) dismissed a summons for a stay of …

ENGLISH HIGH COURT DISMISSES SECTION 67 JURISDICTIONAL CHALLENGE TO ARBITRAL AWARD IN MPB V LGK

COURT OF APPEAL REFUSES TO ENFORCE AN ARBITRATION AWARD AGAINST A NON-PARTY

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN "CRIMEAN" INVESTMENT ARBITRATION CLAIMS

HONG KONG: COURT GRANTS ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN FOREIGN PROCEEDINGS IN BREACH OF AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT UNDER AN INSURANCE POLICY

In the recent case of AIG Insurance Hong Kong Ltd v Lynn McCullough and William McCullough [2019] HKCFI 1649, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (CFI) …

ENGLISH COURT GRANTS ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION ORDERING THE DEFENDANT TO DISCONTINUE ITS CLAIM IN A NEW YORK COURT UNDER A D&O INSURANCE POLICY

ENGLISH HIGH COURT OVERTURNS AN ARBITRAL AWARD AS IT HOLDS THAT AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL LACKED JURISDICTION OVER A DISSOLVED COMPANY PURSUANT TO SECTION 67 OF THE ENGLISH ARBITRATION ACT

The English Commercial court has overturned an arbitral award under section 67 of the English Arbitration Act 1996, finding that an arbitral tribunal …