English High Court determines that ratification of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards does not constitute prior written agreement to waive sovereign immunity....more
The current worldwide focus on tariffs, paired with reciprocal tariffs from various affected states, is likely to have significant impact on the costs of cross-border trade. Businesses focused on importing and exporting goods...more
4/16/2025
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Contract Drafting ,
Contract Terms ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
International Trade ,
Investment ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs
The English Court of Appeal has clarified the position regarding the interaction between the UK’s State Immunity Act 1978 (the SIA) and the Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1966 (the “1966 Act”) (which...more
The recent English Court of Appeal (CoA) decision in UniCredit v. RusChemAlliance has further highlighted the importance of specifying what law should govern an arbitration agreement, rather than an assumption that this would...more
On 23 October 2023, the English Commercial Court published its much-anticipated judgment in The Federal Republic of Nigeria v Process & Industrial Developments Limited [2023] EWHC 2638 (Comm). The Court found in favour of the...more
11/15/2023
/ Commercial Court ,
Disclosure ,
Foreign Arbitral Awards ,
ICSID ,
International Arbitration ,
New York Convention ,
Nigeria ,
Oil & Gas ,
Transparency ,
Tribunals ,
UNCITRAL