The Court’s ruling supports the general principle that costs follow the event.
In Andrew Martin, Nicholas Greene, Coban 2017 LLP (formerly named Strutt & Parker LLP) v. Michael Harris [2019] EWHC 2735 (Ch), the English...more
In a geopolitically significant case, the English High Court opined on important provisions of the EU sanctions regime.
The judgment of the English High Court in Ministry of Defence & Support for Armed Forces of the...more
The 2019 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters offers certainty in cross-border enforcement of judgments.
On 2 July 2019, the Hague Conference on Private...more
Parties should avoid uncertainties by stipulating the applicable law to the arbitration agreement.
The decision in J (Lebanon) v. K (Kuwait) provides a useful analysis of which law (i.e., the law of the arbitration...more
An arbitration award cannot be enforced in England against a foreign State without serving the proceedings on that State through the diplomatic channels.
In General Dynamics UK Ltd v Libya [2019] EWHC 64 (Comm), Males LJ,...more
Two recent English court decisions provide useful reminders that parties to arbitration agreements must take care to properly serve arbitration proceedings on the other party. In doing so, parties will avoid the risk of the...more
On 6 June 2017, the High Court held that there was sufficient evidence that an award of over US$500 million in damages against the Republic of Kazakhstan may be tainted by fraud and that this should be examined at trial...more
On 1 March 2017 the Supreme Court overturned an order of the Court of Appeal and decided that Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) could not be required to provide monetary security as a condition for resisting...more
London has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the most popular and trusted arbitral seats in the world. The use of arbitration in England is long-standing and a legislative framework recognizing and seeking to encourage the...more
A recent High Court decision provides a timely reminder that parties to an arbitration agreement must take care to ensure that arbitration proceedings are properly served to avoid an award being set aside or refused...more
Privy Council clarifies the nature of arbitration clauses, but uncertainties about the clauses’ effect still remain.
“Non-exclusive” arbitration clauses provide that disputes “may” be referred to arbitration (rather than...more
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