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Guide to Dispute Resolution in the Middle East
Herbert Smith has published a Guide to Dispute Resolution in the Middle East in association with the Al Ghazzawi Professional Association. Please click …
Supreme Court unanimously rejects appeal to Dallah judgment refusing enforcement of a French ICC award
The Supreme Court has today concluded that both the Court of Appeal and the High Court were right to refuse to enforce an Award obtained by Dallah …
High Court confirms no appeal from an arbitral award on a question of fact
In Guangzhou Dockyards Co. Ltd v E.N.E. Aegiali I [2010] EWHC 2826 (Comm), a judgment of 5 November 2010, the Commercial Court dismissed an appeal …
International investment treaty arbitration on the rise
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Developments in Australia's investment landscape
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Discrimination and arbitration: where EU law clashes with the freedom of the arbitral process
On 22 June 2010, the English Court of Appeal made a ruling with potentially wide-ranging repercussions in the context of parties' freedom to choose their …
Tokyo District Court refuses to find that an arbitral award is contrary to the morality or public policy of Japan
On 26 February 2010, the Tokyo High Court upheld the Tokyo District Court's Decision No. 3 of 28 July 2009, refusing to overturn an arbitral award …
Court of Appeal holds religious criteria for appointment of arbitrators unlawful
In Jivraj and Hashwani, a decision published yesterday, 22 June 2010, the English Court of Appeal has unanimously held that the Equality (Religion and …
UN steps up sanctions on Iran
On 9 June 2010, the UN Security Council voted in favour of fresh sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme which will have practical implications …
Court of Final Appeal to clarify state immunity law in Hong Kong
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was last month granted leave to appeal the Hong Kong Court of Appeal decision on state immunity law, FG Hemisphere …
US - Supreme Court limits ability to pursue class arbitration without specific agreement
In a recent landmark class action case in the US, AnimalFeeds brought a class action antitrust suit against Stolt-Nielson. It did so on behalf of a class …
Temporal arguments exclude majority of construction company's claims under Turkey/Jordan BIT
TA v Jordan concerned a claim relating to interference with an arbitration award by the Jordanian courts. A tribunal constituted under the ICSID Rules, …
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