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Decision of the French Supreme Court on the binding nature of escalation clauses under French law
Businesses may seek to avoid court or arbitration proceedings for various reasons, including the risk of irreparable damage to business …
Fiona Trust v Privalov in the High Court
The Fiona Trust case is one of the best known decisions in English arbitration case law, setting out a "fresh start" in English jurisprudence with the …
Victorian courts reinforce commitment to international commercial arbitration
Giedo van der Garde BV v Sauber Motorsport AG [2015] VSC 80; Sauber Motorsport AG v Giedo van der Garde BV [2015] VSCA 37 The occasion of the Formula One …
Stay of enforcement of guarantee on basis that guarantor agrees to be bound by pending arbitration award
In [Stemcor UK Ltd v Global Steel Holdings Ltd and Pramod Mittal] the English High Court (the Court) was required to consider the Claimant's application …
English Court's reminder that (i) courts will allow the arbitral process to correct itself without intervention where possible and (ii) a party seeking to set aside an Award must do so on the correct basis and in good time
In a recent judgment handed down by Eder J in the case of Union Marine Classification Services LLC v Government of the Union of Comoros, the English …
Podcast - Unilateral Arbitration Clauses: Enforcement Issues and Drafting
In this short podcast, senior professional support lawyers Hannah Ambrose and Vanessa Naish look at some of the issues surrounding unilateral …
Hong Kong Court casts doubt on enforceability of ICC awards made in Mainland China
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has declined to set aside a partial award for lack of jurisdiction where the arbitration clause provided for ICC …
The Proliferation of "Soft Laws" in International Arbitration: Time to Draw the Line?
Paula Hodges QC, Partner and Head of the Global Arbitration Practice at Herbert Smith Freehills has published an article on the impact of the …
Herbert Smith Freehills hosts TTIP event in partnership with Chatham House
On Wednesday 4th March Herbert Smith Freehills hosted an event in partnership with Chatham House (the Royal Institute for International Affairs, London), …
Beijing court backs SHIAC and SCIA
Since our last blog post on the Ni Laibao case (see here), in which Shanghai No.2 Intermediate Court ruled that Shanghai International Arbitration Centre …
Paris Court of Appeal orders the retraction of an award made where one arbitrator lacked independence: the ongoing Tapie saga
In a remarkable judgment of 17 February 2015, rendered further to a rarely-seen application for revision of an arbitral award (which in this case lead to …
English court refuses to enforce New York Convention Award that was set aside at the seat of arbitration and that granted remedies that were not pleaded
In a judgment handed down on 19 February 2015 in the case of Malicorp Ltd v Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and others, English Commercial Court …
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