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Trends in International Arbitration: A review of the 2023 casework statistics for the LCIA and ICC

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Christopher Wilsher

This article looks at trends and key numbers arising from: The London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”) Casework Report for 2023, released on 31 May 2024 (“The LCIA Report”). (LCIA News: Annual Report on 2023, LCIA Court and African Users’ …

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Nix Of $11B Award Shows Limits Of Arbitral Process

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Claire Tourret

On Oct. 23, in a landmark decision in Nigeria v. Process & Industrial Developments Ltd., the High Court of Justice of England and Wales overturned a $11 billion arbitration award on the basis that the award had been obtained by …

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English court dismisses section 68 challenge to calculation of ICC award

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Claire Tourret

LMH v EGK [2023] EWHC 1832 (Comm), 19 July 2023 The English Commercial Court has dismissed a challenge to an award under section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996), noting that there was nothing about the course of …

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What EU Oil Spill Insurance Ruling Means For UK Arbitration

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Claire Tourret

The decision has some implications for the enforcement of arbitration awards in the U.K. This is the latest in the long line of judgments relating to the sinking of the oil tanker MV Prestige in 2002 off the Atlantic coast …

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Lawyers welcome plans to boost arbitration laws to secure London’s status as leading disputes hub

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Darren Butt

The article stated that lawyers have welcomed the Law Commission’s plans to amend the Arbitration Act 1996 with a view to strengthening the UK’s position as a “leading destination” for commercial disputes. The Law Commission’s plans aim to boost the …

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Remote arbitration hearings

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Christopher Wilsher

Video links have, of course, been used in international arbitration hearings for many years, for instance, to take the evidence of witnesses or experts. The Covid pandemic has brought about a major change in that many arbitration hearings are either …

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English Court confirms it has no jurisdiction to permit a counterclaim in enforcement proceedings

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Molly Jones

In Selevision Saudi Co v BeIN Media Group LLC [2021] EWHC 2802 (Comm), the High Court held that it had no jurisdiction to permit a counterclaim in proceedings to enforce a New York Convention award pursuant to section 101(2) of …

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Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse – bribery claims proceed by way of arbitration

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Christopher Wilsher

The decision of the Court of Appeal in Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International and others [2021] EWCA Civ 329 reaffirms the arbitration-friendly approach taken by the English courts and the mandatory nature of stays of court proceedings under …

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Arbitration and Foreign Governments: Peers debate transparency vs. confidentiality

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Christopher Wilsher

In a decision due to have an impact on the arbitration activities of leading lawyers, on 20 April 2021, the House of Lords Conduct Committee agreed to the tougher transparency regime proposed in their report on “Registration of members’ foreign …

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Arbitration

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Christopher Wilsher

An overview of our expertise representing corporate clients in high-value international and domestic arbitration matters.

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