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Herbert Smith hosts its first Young Arbitration Practitioner music and drinks, in association with YIAG
Last night Herbert Smith hosted the first ever Herbert Smith Young Arbitration Practitioner ("YAP") music and drinks, in association with the Young …
Herbert Smith's Bangkok office wins judgment for one of the world's largest water companies for the enforcement of arbitral award
This June, the Administrative Court in Thailand ruled in favour of a Joint Venture (the JV) created by one of the world's largest water companies and its …
Privy Council rules on the liability of State-owned corporations for debts of the State
On 17 July 2012, the Privy Council gave judgment in a case brought by FG Hemisphere, a Delaware corporation, against La Générale des Carrières et des …
US eases sanctions against Myanmar
On 11 July 2012, the US relaxed its sanctions regime against Myanmar by, subject to certain restrictions, lifting the prohibition on the export of …
Broad US discovery ordered in support of a foreign-seated arbitration: Eleventh Circuit holds that a private commercial arbitral tribunal is a "foreign tribunal" for the purposes of §1782 discovery
In the recent case of In re Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones S.A., v. JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc., Case No. 11-12897, 2012 WL 2369166 (11th …
A rock or an island? The significance of Okinotorishima and its status under the international law of the sea
Okinotorishima is an atoll in the Philippine Sea. Most of it reportedly lies below sea level even at low tide, with only two small areas appearing above …
English Court decision on enforcement of awards annulled at the seat: (1) allows part of Rosneft's appeal in Yukos Capital v Rosneft on basis that issue estoppel does not apply; and (2) provides guidance on the limitations of the act of state doctrine
The Court of Appeal has allowed part of Rosneft's appeal in the long-running Yukos Capital v Rosneft case. Rosneft sought to overturn a first instance …
Bilateral Investment Agreement signed between Iraq and Japan on 7th June 2012
A bilateral investment agreement or treaty (BIT) between Japan and Iraq was signed on 7th June 2012. This is the first BIT between Iraq and a major …
The Enforcement of Domestic and Foreign Arbitral Awards in the UAE under the Civil Procedure Code and Proposed Arbitration Law
As the UAE has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses of the Middle East, increasing numbers of domestic and foreign parties have chosen to adopt …
Consultation underway on the use of arbitration under the ISDA Master Agreements
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association ("ISDA") is undertaking a consultation on the use of arbitration under the ISDA Master Agreements, …
German court confirms the protection of investors under intra-EU BITs
On 10 May 2012, the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) in Frankfurt issued a long-awaited decision in annulment proceedings brought against a …
Trilateral Investment Agreement signed by China, Japan and South Korea
On 13 May 2012, China, Japan and South Korea signed the Agreement among the Government of Japan, the Government of the Republic of Korea and the …
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