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London-based Partner Andrew Cannon and London-based Senior Associate Hannah Ambrose have authored an article for Lexis®PSL, discussing the English court's approach to the service of documents on a state. The full article is presented here, and can also be accessed via our Arbitration blog.

The article explores the approach the courts are taking when dealing with the service of a document on a state, and how this approach was shaped by the recent decisions of General Dynamics UK Ltd v The State of Libya and Qatar National Bank v Eritrea. The article also considers the cases Kuwait Airlines Corporation v Iraqi Airways and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London v Syrian Arab Republic and others, whilst highlighting any changes in the court's approach and recent case law that practitioners ought to be aware of.

The full article can be accessed by clicking this link.

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Dispute Resolution on 7 August 2019.

If you have any questions or would like discuss any aspect of this post, please contact Andrew Cannon, Partner, or Hannah Ambrose, Senior Associate, or your usual Herbert Smith Freehills contact.

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Partner, Global Co-Head of International Arbitration and of Public International Law, London

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Partner, Global Co-Head of International Arbitration and of Public International Law, London

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