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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

Morgan Lewis

A Game-Changer on the Question ’Forum-Selection or Arbitration Clause?’ Or Just Causing ‘Torpedoes?’

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The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (The Hague Convention) enables global judgment enforcement. It has been ratified by 32 States. Among them are all EU member states, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Mexico....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Civil Disputes: New Gaps, Old Solutions

Takeaways - Key international agreements governing jurisdiction and enforcement in EU-connected civil cases fell away in the UK at the end of 2020. - In negotiations, parties need to be aware where the gaps are — and...more

White & Case LLP

Dispute Resolution Post-Brexit Transition Period

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For the duration of the Brexit transition period, the UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement provided for EU law to continue to apply to the UK. The transition period concluded on 31 December 2020 and, as widely anticipated, the UK and...more

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Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2021

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Is your country party to any bilateral or multilateral treaties for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments? What (in general terms) is the country’s approach to entering into these treaties and what...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Enforcing International Arbitration Awards: US Courts Achieve Prompt and Efficient Enforcement, With Safeguards

Recent U.S. court decisions demonstrate that international arbitration remains a widely used and potentially attractive method for resolving international business disputes, largely due to the relative ease of enforcing...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New Hague Convention Seeks to Facilitate Global Enforcement of Judgments

On July 2, 2019, the delegates of the 22nd Diplomatic Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (“HCCH”) finalized and adopted a new multilateral treaty, the 2019 Convention on the Recognition and...more

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California Appellate Court Holds Parties Cannot Contract Around Service Requirements of Hague Service Convention

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Changzhou Sinotype Technology Co., Ltd. (“Changzhou”) is a Chinese company that develops fonts. Changzhou and Los Angeles-based investment firm Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia) VII (“Rockefeller”), entertained the...more

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The Singapore Mediation Convention

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The Singapore Mediation Convention, which is expected to be signed on August 1, 2019, will make it easier for businesses to enforce mediated settlement agreements with their cross-border counterparts. The Singapore...more

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Court Limits Australia's Jurisdiction to Assist International Arbitrations

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The Situation: Parties to contracts on major projects with a connection to Australia frequently arbitrate disputes elsewhere. The Development: The Federal Court of Australia ("FCA") held that Australian courts do not have...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Insights: Brexit"

On June 23, the UK electorate took the historic decision to leave the European Union, a process that has never been undertaken by any member state. While the vote itself does not trigger the process of exit from a legal...more

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The Impact of the New Choice of Court Agreements Act 2016

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The Choice of Court Agreements Act 2016 (CCAA) was passed by the Singapore Parliament on 14 April 2016. It is not yet in force, but the Ministry of Law has stated that it will come into force this year. The CCAA provides for...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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