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Australian courts provide safe harbour to arbitration agreements in bills of lading
QUEENSLAND COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN ESCALATION CLAUSE
New South Wales CA imports arbitration clause from one entity to another, stays proceedings
In Warner Bros Feature Productions Pty Ltd v Kennedy Miller Mitchell Films Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 81, the New South Wales Court of Appeal overturned the …
Australian Court provides guidance on Art 33(3) of the Model Law, the doctrine of functus officio and when a ‘Final Award’ is not ‘final’
In Blanalko Pty Ltd v Lysaght Building Solutions Pty Ltd [2017] VSC 97, Croft J of the Victorian Supreme Court confirmed that a party is not required to …
Australian Federal Court stays winding up application to allow arbitration of underlying dispute
The Federal Court of Australia has recently held that a winding up application made in respect of a joint venture company should be stayed and the …
Australian Corporation Act rights no bar to stay of proceedings in favour of arbitration
In Re Ikon Group Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 981, the New South Wales Supreme Court granted a stay of proceedings in favour of international commercial …
Corporations Act ‘matters’ and the scope of a ‘pathological’ arbitration agreement: Robotunits Pty Ltd v Mennel [2015] VSC 268
Justice Croft of the Victorian Supreme Court handed down judgment on 22 June 2015 in an application for a stay of proceedings and referral to arbitration …
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