The Arbitration Act 2025 (the “Act”) received Royal Assent on 24 February 2025. Its stated aim is to amend the Arbitration Act 1996, which governs arbitral claims seated in England and Wales. It marks a gentle evolution of...more
On 21 December 2023, Mr Justice Waksman handed down his judgment in the second trial of the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) saga. The judgment, along with its earlier companions, is extraordinary in many ways...more
2/19/2024
/ Bribery ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Democratic Republic of Congo ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Judgment ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investigations ,
Jurisdiction ,
Kazakhstan ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Willful Misconduct ,
Zambia
Since 2015, three cases have gradually been making their way through the English appeal courts: Lungowe v Vedanta Resources Plc; Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell; and AAA & Ors v Unilever.
To quote the Court of Appeal in...more