Arbitration Notes

Court of Appeal confirms peremptory order despite pending jurisdictional challenge

In the case of S3D Interactive, Inc v Oovee [2022] EWCA Civ 1665, the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal of a decision to enforce a peremptory order …

English court holds arbitral order, subject to conditions, an award

In YDU v SAB and BYH [2022] EWHC 3304 (Comm), the English High Court has deemed an arbitral tribunal's order for specific performance, which was subject …

A ROUND UP OF COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION IN 2022: KEY DEVELOPMENTS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Third Party Funding: recoverability and regulation In Tenke Fungurume Mining S.A. v Katanga Contracting Services S.A.S, [2021] EWHC 3301 (Comm), the …

PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM PREVAILS OVER INDIAN PROMOTOR'S GUERRILLA TACTICS, MAKING NEW LAW ON THE ARBITRABILITY OF DISPUTES IN SINGAPORE

In an ugly corporate divorce related to an online matrimonial website, the Singapore Court of Appeal decided that the arbitrability of a dispute will be …

DIFC Court provides further guidance on anti-suit injunctions in respect of "on-shore" Dubai Court Proceedings

Summary Nearly two years after the DIFC Court granted an anti-suit injunction in Multiplex Constructions LLC v Elemec Electromechanical Contracting LLC …

Cryptocurrency disputes and consumer arbitration: the next instalment

The English High Court has handed down judgment in another case concerning trades on a cryptocurrency exchange. The case of Chechetkin v Payward Ltd and …

Arbitration, the creature which can be tamed: the Federal Court of Australia clarifies the interplay between a non-municipal legal system and the statutory regime for enforcement of arbitral awards

A drawcard for arbitration is its flexible nature, which makes it a suitable mechanism for resolving a wide range of bespoke disputes. This flexibility …

3 for the price of 1: English Commercial Court issues guidance on: (i) what constitutes an "award" (ii) whether a cross-claim under a different contract can fall within an arbitrator's jurisdiction, and (iii) the circumstances in which the Court will order compliance with a Peremptory Order

In the case of RQP v ZYX, the English Court has issued a jam-packed judgment on three important issues. In dismissing RQP's three applications, Mr …

STAY OF NFT CONSUMER CLAIM IN FAVOUR OF NEW YORK ARBITRATION REFUSED UNDER AA 1996, S 9(4) (SOLEYMANI V NIFTY GATEWAY)

HSF Partner Simon Chapman KC, Senior Associate Charlie Morgan, Associate Olga Dementyeva and Trainee Solicitor Dan Huang have recently written an article …

English Commercial Court dismisses s68 challenge but observes that the arbitrators exceeded their powers in granting interim relief in the form of an award

On 16 September 2022, the English Commercial Court delivered its judgment in EGF v HVF, HWG, TOM, DCK, HRY [2022] EWHC 2470 (Comm) in respect of a …

SIERRA LEONE PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW ARBITRATION LEGISLATION

QUEENSLAND COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN ESCALATION CLAUSE