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Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands

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The circumstances in which an unsuccessful party in arbitration may resist enforcement of an award in the Cayman Islands are limited in number and narrow in scope. The judiciary are alive to the risk that parties may run...more

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10 Reasons Why Companies Prefer to Resolve International Commercial Disputes by International Arbitration

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Because we live in an imperfect world, disputes regarding the performance of contractual and legal obligations will occur. The growth in the volume of international transactions will lead to a corresponding increase in the...more

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Tracing Wealth in the BVI in Aid of Arbitration: Unravelling the Breach of Fiduciary Duties

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The gravity of any arbitration award lies in its successful enforcement. The enforcement process may be frustrated and produce little result if the winning party does not identify at the outset the assets against which the...more

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High Court of South Africa decisively dismisses public policy challenge to the recognition of a foreign arbitral award

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On 24 August 2023, the Gauteng Division of the High Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal a court order recognising and enforcing a foreign arbitral award under South Africa's International Arbitration Act 15 of...more

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Amendments to the BVI Civil Procedure Rules Series – Part Three

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The updated Civil Procedure Rules (the “Revised CPR”) come into force on 31 July 2023, and with them a substantially increased focus on settlement and Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”). In this article, Senior Associate...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Don’t Hide the Money: Supreme Court Allows Civil Racketeering Claim to Proceed in Foreign Arbitration Context

If you’ve ever seen the popular film Goodfellas, you might have heard of the infamous Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. It’s usually referred to by its acronym, “RICO,” and was designed to punish a laundry...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SCOTUS Upholds Civil RICO Lawsuit for a Foreign Defendant’s Acts in the United States to Evade Enforcement of a Foreign Arbitral...

The Supreme Court held that a defendant’s acts to prevent a foreign plaintiff from collecting on an overseas arbitration award in the U.S. may give rise to a civil RICO claim. The Court held that whether there is a U.S....more

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Enforcing a Foreign Arbitration Award against a Foreign Party under RICO

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On April 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument on whether a foreign plaintiff can state a civil claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) against a foreign defendant based on...more

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Enforcement of Annulled Foreign Arbitral Awards in the U.S.

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In Compañía de Inversiones Mercantiles SA v. Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV, 58 F.4th 429 (10th Cir. 2023) (“CIMSA v. GCC”), a panel of judges on the Tenth Circuit held in a 2-1 decision that the U.S. District Court...more

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The Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards in the Cayman Islands

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This article discusses the rules applicable to the enforcement of international arbitral awards in the Cayman Islands pursuant to the Arbitration Law 2012 and related legislation with particular reference to Asia-seated...more

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Beware Defaulting Parties in Arbitration Proceedings

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If you represent clients in dispute resolution matters for any substantial period of time, eventually you will encounter an adversary who refuses to appear and participate in an arbitration proceeding. Perhaps this adversary...more

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International Law Recourse for Potential Expropriation of Foreign Assets by Russia

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With the continuing exit and suspension of operation of foreign entities in Russia, Russian State authorities are exploring retaliatory measures, including a regime for the nationalisation and forced sale of foreign assets. ...more

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Supreme Court Declines To Revisit Enforcement of Arbitration Clause by Foreign Insurer

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Foreign insurers can feel more confident in their ability to enforce international arbitration clauses in American courts. Last month, the US Supreme Court declined to reverse a decision of the US Court of Appeals for the...more

K&L Gates LLP

Arbitration World - November 2021

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FROM THE EDITORS - In this edition of Arbitration World, we include our usual update on developments in international arbitration, including reports on recent cases and changes in arbitration laws from regions around the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Court Compels Plaintiff to International Arbitration with Nonsignatories

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• In Caporicci U.S.A. Corp. v. Prada S.p.A., a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida judge granted a motion to compel plaintiff and defendants, and certain service providers, to arbitrate in Milan, on the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Second Circuit Affirmed Enforcement of ICC Arbitral Award Annulled Abroad

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Decision confirming an arbitral award annulled in Mexico, underscores US courts’ pro-enforcement position and highlights different approaches undertaken by courts around the world. On August 2, 2016, the United States...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Key Takeaways: Back to Basics - A Primer on the Differences Between Litigating and Arbitrating International Disputes"

Large, transnational corporations increasingly face the question of whether to litigate their disputes in local courts or to include in their agreements provisions providing for the resolution of disputes by alternative means...more

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UK-UAE Trade and Investment Promoted by Memorandum between English Commercial Court and Dubai’s DIFC Court

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The Commercial Court of England and Wales and the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (DIFC Courts) signed a Memorandum of Guidance (MoG) on 23 January 2013 concerning the enforcement of judgments between the two...more

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