Arbitration Notes

ENGLISH COURT AGREES WITH TRIBUNAL: RELYING ON A SUBMISSION LATER THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RAISED EARLIER IN THE ARBITRATION WOULD BE AN ABUSE OF PROCESS

ENFORCEMENT OF CIETAC AWARD IN HONG KONG STAYED, BUT NOT FOR LONG

Summary In a further decision in the long-running G v X matter (see our previous blog post here), the Hong Kong court has decided to stay enforcement of …

Hong Kong one step closer to arbitration success fees

CROSS POST: SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES TEST FOR RE-OPENING JUDGMENT BEFORE ORDER IS SEALED

SECTION 1782 UPDATE: U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES THAT U.S. DISCOVERY CANNOT BE USED FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION AND INVESTMENT ARBITRATION

On June 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd., 21-401, 2022 WL 2111355 (U.S. June 13, 2022) that …

Indian Supreme Court orders arbitrator backlog to be cleared

ENSURE SMOOTH SAILING: SEEKING A SUBPOENA IN SUPPORT OF ARBITRATION

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia sheds light on how to effectively seek a subpoena from a court in support of arbitration …

HSF'S JUSTIN D'AGOSTINO CELEBRATES EQUAL REPRESENTATION IN ARBITRATION PLEDGE REACHING 5,000 SIGNATURES

Justin D'Agostino, our CEO and co-chair of the ERA Pledge Global Steering Committee, talks about his involvement with the Pledge and why he thinks it's …

HSF PARIS TO HOST LCIA EUROPEAN USERS' COUNCIL BREAKFAST SEMINAR ON 14 JUNE 2022

Hong Kong Court of Appeal rules on landmark case regarding escalation clauses

LCIA publishes its casework report for 2021 – showing among other things an increased number of cases from North America and the Middle East and continued improvement in arbitrator diversity in appointments by the LCIA Court

The LCIA has published its Casework Report for 2021, its annual summary of its caseload and trends. It reported fewer new cases than in the record high …

English High Court confirms that a non-participating party may contest jurisdiction even though an arbitrator has been appointed

In National Investment Bank Ltd v Eland International (Thailand) Co. Ltd and another [2022] EWHC 1168 (Comm), the English High Court considered the …