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Enforcement of foreign award involving public procurement contract falls within jurisdiction of the ordinary courts (France Supreme Court)
In Cass. Civ. 1re, 8 juillet 2015, n° 13-25.846, the Cour de cassation (French Supreme Court) considered an appeal against a Paris Court of Appeal …
Appeal against order granting enforcement only permitted under limited grounds relating to arbitral award (French Supreme Court)
In a judgment dated 7 October 2015, the Cour de cassation (French Supreme Court) has rejected an appeal against an order granting exequatur (enforcement) …
English High Court orders payment of $100m arbitral peremptory order, denying KRG claim to immunity
In its recent judgment of 20 November 2015, the High Court of England and Wales (the "Court") enforced a US$100m peremptory order made in arbitral …
French Supreme Court allows joint guarantors to challenge arbitral award
In a decision dated 5 May 2015 (Cass. Com. 5 mai 2015, 14-16.644, available at: https://www.courdecassation.fr/jurisprudence_2/chambre_commerciale_574/424…
Delay causes English Court to deny anti-suit injunction in respect of foreign proceedings brought in breach of an arbitration agreement
A recent case in the English High Court (the Court) demonstrates the need to act promptly when seeking an anti-suit injunction in relation to proceedings …
Herbert Smith Freehills boost arbitration practice with openings in South Africa and Dusseldorf
Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce that it will be adding to its global practice with the opening of offices in Johannesburg and Dusseldorf …
Launch of landmark global conference series on the future of dispute resolution
Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce the launch of The Global Pound Conference (GPC) Series 2016-17. The aim of this ambitious …
European Commission publishes draft investment chapter for the TTIP, including investment protection provisions and the establishment of an International Investment Court
On 16 September the European Commission published detailed draft proposals for the investment chapter in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment …
English court adjourns enforcement of ECT award whilst annulment proceedings are pending in Sweden
The potential to enforce an award which is being challenged, or has been annulled, in the courts of the seat is a question which often interests users of …
English High Court orders disclosure of arbitration documents by agent to principal
In its recent judgment AMEC Foster Wheeler Group Limited v Morgan Sindall Professional Services Limited & Ors [2015] EWHC 2012 (TCC) (available …
English Court confirms power to grant anti-enforcement injunction but application fails due to unnecessary delay
The English Commercial Court (the Court) in Ecobank Transnational Inc v Tanoh [2015] EWHC 1874 (Comm) refused to restrain the enforcement of two foreign …
Arbitrations seated in Germany: Due to the dynamics within arbitral tribunals, an award can be set aside even if only one of the arbitrators was successfully challenged in the German courts and the decision was made unanimously
In a recently published decision, the German Federal Supreme Court ("Bundesgerichtshof") ruled that an arbitral award can even be set aside if one of the …
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