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Supreme Court of India delivers landmark arbitration decision in Bharat Aluminium, overruling Bhatia International
Supreme Court of India delivers landmark arbitration decision in Bharat Aluminium, overruling Bhatia International The controversial decision of the …
Herbert Smith and Freehills announce New York office opening: focus includes international arbitration
International law firms and merger partners Herbert Smith LLP and Freehills announced today the official office opening in New York. The office opens for …
UK Supreme Court clarifies "commercial purposes" exception to state immunity; when enforcing against property, its origin is irrelevant
The UK Supreme Court has issued a decision relating to the enforcement of state assets in SerVaas Incorporated v Rafidain Bank and others. This …
China-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement: dispute resolution mechanisms exclude international arbitration
On 9 August 2012, after two years of negotiation, Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese negotiators signed the Cross-strait Bilateral Investment Protection and …
Sanctions and the risks of doing business across national borders
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US expands sanctions against Iran
On August 10, 2012, the US implemented new sanctions against Iran through the enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Human Rights Act of …
CIETAC Split: the latest developments and how to proceed
CIETAC Beijing announced on 1 August that it had suspended the authorisation of its Shanghai and South China (Shenzhen) sub-commissions to accept and …
Expropriation through taxation - in which circumstances might there be a remedy under international investment law?
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Hong Kong Court of Appeal confirms principle of indemnity costs in unsuccessful set aside application
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has awarded costs on an indemnity basis against a party that made an unsuccessful application to set aside an arbitral …
CIETAC declares CIETAC Shanghai and Shenzhen no longer CIETAC Beijing sub-commissions
After three months, and significant speculation, CIETAC Beijing has made an official announcement addressing the decision by its Shanghai and South China …
Swiss Court considers whether tribunal retains jurisdiction following annulment of award
Earlier this year, the Swiss court considered, amongst other interesting points, the doctrine of functus officio (namely, the determination of whether a …
Enforcing awards against States and State-owned entities
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