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GIVE MANDATORY MEDIATION A CHANCE: INSIGHTS FROM THE LCAM-HSF SURVEY ON COMPULSORY MEDIATION
Study shows support by members of the dispute resolution community for some degree of mandatory mediation in both litigation and arbitration proceedings. …
HKIAC 2022 CASE STATISTICS SHOW STRONG GROWTH AND CONTINUED APPEAL OF HONG KONG AS A LEADING SEAT
The HKIAC’s arbitration caseload reached its highest level for more than a decade last year, according to the institution’s recently released 2022 case …
THE FINAL DECISION IN THE VIDATEL CASE: THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
In Vidatel v. PT Ventures, Mercury and Geni case (Cass. Civ. 1ère, 9 November 2022, No 21-17203), the French Supreme Court upheld the 2021 decision of …
TIMOR-LESTE BECOMES THE 172ND STATE TO THE NEW YORK CONVENTION 1958
On 17 January 2023, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Timor-Leste) became the 172nd state to accede the Convention on the Recognition and …
Court of Appeal confirms peremptory order despite pending jurisdictional challenge
In the case of S3D Interactive, Inc v Oovee [2022] EWCA Civ 1665, the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal of a decision to enforce a peremptory order …
English court holds arbitral order, subject to conditions, an award
In YDU v SAB and BYH [2022] EWHC 3304 (Comm), the English High Court has deemed an arbitral tribunal's order for specific performance, which was subject …
A ROUND UP OF COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION IN 2022: KEY DEVELOPMENTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Third Party Funding: recoverability and regulation In Tenke Fungurume Mining S.A. v Katanga Contracting Services S.A.S, [2021] EWHC 3301 (Comm), the …
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM PREVAILS OVER INDIAN PROMOTOR'S GUERRILLA TACTICS, MAKING NEW LAW ON THE ARBITRABILITY OF DISPUTES IN SINGAPORE
In an ugly corporate divorce related to an online matrimonial website, the Singapore Court of Appeal decided that the arbitrability of a dispute will be …
DIFC Court provides further guidance on anti-suit injunctions in respect of "on-shore" Dubai Court Proceedings
Summary Nearly two years after the DIFC Court granted an anti-suit injunction in Multiplex Constructions LLC v Elemec Electromechanical Contracting LLC …
Cryptocurrency disputes and consumer arbitration: the next instalment
The English High Court has handed down judgment in another case concerning trades on a cryptocurrency exchange. The case of Chechetkin v Payward Ltd and …
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS PARTNER MIKE MCCLURE APPOINTED KING'S COUNSEL
We are very proud to announce that Seoul-based partner Mike McClure has been appointed King's Counsel (KC) in England and Wales. Mike will be the fourth …
NEW SOUTH WALES SUPREME COURT SETS ASIDE ARBITRATION AWARD TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE ARBITRATION PROCESS
INTRODUCTION AND TAKEAWAY In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New South Wales set aside an arbitral award on the basis that the arbitrator had …
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