Public International Law Notes

An assets action: English High Court dismisses state immunity arguments, issuing final charging orders in favour of arbitration award debt

English High Court imposes final charging orders on residential properties owned by the Nigeria High Commission in London to satisfy arbitral award.

ICSID publishes study on compliance with and enforcement of ICSID arbitration awards, revealing high satisfaction rates for award creditors

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has recently published a comprehensive study based on an analysis of 565 …

ICSID releases its background paper on annulment: Growth in the number of proceedings with a low annulment rate

On 11 March 2024, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) published its most recent Background Paper on the annulment …

Enforcement of arbitral awards: Award creditor successfully seeks remedy from European Court of Human Rights for Albania’s extraordinary delay in recognising arbitral award

German Federal Court of Justice confirms that findings of Achmea do not extend to investment arbitrations under extra-EU BITs

The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof – "BGH") recently allowed the enforcement of an arbitral award rendered in Deutsche Telekom v. …

Novel decision by English Court on state immunity and the enforcement of ICSID awards

ICSID tribunal upholds the recoverability of success fees for counsel in BSG Resources v Guinea

On 18 May 2022, an arbitral tribunal rendered its award in BSG Resources Limited (in Administration), BSG Resources (Guinea) Limited, BSG Resources …

ENGLISH HIGH COURT REJECTS FULL AND FRANK DISCLOSURE CHALLENGE TO EX PARTE ARBITRATION ORDER (GENERAL DYNAMICS V LIBYA)

SUPREME COURT DECIDES PROCESS FOR SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS ON A STATE IN GENERAL DYNAMICS V LIBYA

DEALING WITH SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS: IMMUNITY CONCERNS AND PRACTICAL STEPS TO MITIGATE THEM

PCA TRIBUNAL FINDS INDIA IN BREACH OF TREATY IN VODAFONE TAX DISPUTE

HIGH COURT CLARIFIES RULES SURROUNDING REGISTRATION OF ICSID AWARDS IN ENGLAND AND WALES