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Crossing Digital Borders: The English Court of Appeal's Ruling in Shehabi v Bahrain
The English Court of Appeal has affirmed that state immunity under the State Immunity Act 1978 is not available in cases of hacking 'from abroad', as the …
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.
English Court enforces written waiver of immunity from execution in arbitration agreement
In General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd v The State of Libya [2024] EWHC 472 (Comm), the English High Court (the Court) granted a final charging order …
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 …
CROSS POST: FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA AFFIRMS JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE ARBITRAL AWARDS AGAINST FOREIGN STATES PARTY TO THE NEW YORK CONVENTION
In a recent post on our Arbitration Notes blog, Andrew Cannon, Antony Crockett, Chad Catterwell, James Allsop, Imogen Kenny and Joy Rao consider the …
MAINLAND CHINA, HONG KONG AND MACAU TO APPLY COMMERCIAL EXCEPTION TO STATE IMMUNITY
The PRC has passed a new Foreign State Immunity Law which will apply the "restrictive" approach to foreign state immunity with effect from 1 January …
ENGLISH HIGH COURT REJECTS FULL AND FRANK DISCLOSURE CHALLENGE TO EX PARTE ARBITRATION ORDER (GENERAL DYNAMICS V LIBYA)
DEALING WITH SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS: IMMUNITY CONCERNS AND PRACTICAL STEPS TO MITIGATE THEM
MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT GRANTS FIRST ANTI-ARBITRATION INJUNCTION ON THE GROUNDS OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA PRESCRIBES PROVISIONAL MEASURES REQUIRING RUSSIA TO RELEASE THREE UKRAINIAN NAVAL VESSELS
International Court of Justice allows Iran claim to proceed to the merits phase but upholds jurisdictional objection on sovereign immunity
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 …
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