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STAY OF NFT CONSUMER CLAIM IN FAVOUR OF NEW YORK ARBITRATION REFUSED UNDER AA 1996, S 9(4) (SOLEYMANI V NIFTY GATEWAY)
HSF Partner Simon Chapman KC, Senior Associate Charlie Morgan, Associate Olga Dementyeva and Trainee Solicitor Dan Huang have recently written an article …
THINK BEFORE YOU ACT - WA SUPREME COURT FINDS CONSENT BY CONDUCT TO ARBITRATION APPEAL
The Supreme Court of Western Australia recently decided a rare application to appeal arbitral awards pursuant to s 34A of the Commercial Arbitration Act …
English Commercial Court dismisses s68 challenge but observes that the arbitrators exceeded their powers in granting interim relief in the form of an award
On 16 September 2022, the English Commercial Court delivered its judgment in EGF v HVF, HWG, TOM, DCK, HRY [2022] EWHC 2470 (Comm) in respect of a …
44th FA MANN LECTURE, 30 NOVEMBER 2022: PROFESSOR CAMPBELL MCLACHLAN KC - "FOREIGN RELATIONS LAW REVISITED"
44th FA MANN LECTURE PROFESSOR CAMPBELL MCLACHLAN KC – "FOREIGN RELATIONS LAW REVISITED" 30 November 2022 The Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, London The …
SMU Asian Arbitration Lecture 2022
Please join us at the Herbert Smith Freehills-SMU Asian Arbitration Lecture on Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 5:00 PM. This year’s lecture will be …
ICSID Publishes 2022 Annual Report
In early October 2022, ICSID published its 2022 Annual Report (available here). The Annual Report provides an overview of ICSID's activities during the …
Hong Kong Mediation Lecture 2022
We are pleased to announce that the annual Hong Kong Mediation Lecture will take place in hybrid format on Wednesday 9th November during Hong Kong Legal …
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL ALLOWS PARTIES TO CONTRACT OUT OF MANDATORY JURISDICTION IMPOSED BY THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT 1991 (CTH)
In a recent decision, the Australian Federal Court of Appeal refused an anti-suit injunction which sought to prevent the commencement of arbitral …
Delhi High Court sets aside billion dollar ICC award on grounds of "patent illegality and fraud"
The Delhi High Court (the "Court") in a recent decision, has set aside a 2015 arbitral award of the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") which had …
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 …
The European Parliament's proposed regulation of litigation funders: what you need to know
The European Parliament has published a proposed Directive to regulate commercial third party funding within the EU. The draft proposal can be found here …
Fine-tuning the English Arbitration Act: reactions to the Law Commission's consultation paper
Today, the Law Commission published its first consultation paper as part of its review of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act"). The stated aim of the …
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