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 …

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. …

STATE IMMUNITY PREVAILS: UK COURT OF APPEAL DENIES ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION AGAINST VENEZUELA

In a significant ruling in the case of UK P&I Club & Anor v Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela [2023] EWCA Civ 1497, the UK Court of Appeal has …

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

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

UK SUPREME COURT LIFTS STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF ICSID AWARD AGAINST ROMANIA

UPDATE ON THE FUTURE OF ISDS: WORKING GROUP III UNCITRAL DISCUSSIONS OF JANUARY 2020

English Court rejects Ukraine’s attempt to set aside enforcement order on grounds of state immunity

The English Court (the "Court") has dismissed an application by Ukraine to set aside a court order permitting Russian investor, PAO Tatneft, to enforce …