Arbitration Notes

APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO BRING SECTION 67 CHALLENGE WHICH WAS 959 DAYS LATE REFUSED BY ENGLISH COURT

ENGLISH COURT FINDS ONE ERROR OF LAW BUT DECLINES TO OVERTURN AWARD UNDER S69 ARBITRATION ACT 1996

MALAYSIAN APEX COURT DECIDES ON ARBITRABILITY OF DISPUTES INVOLVING A REMEDY OF STATUTORY FORECLOSURE, AND THE INCORPORATION OF ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN MULTI-CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS WHERE ONE CONTRACT CONTAINS AN ENTIRE AGREEMENT CLAUSE

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL COURT GRANTS PERMISSION TO THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATORS TO OBTAIN COPIES OF DOCUMENTS ON THE COURT'S RECORDS FOR DISCLIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST AN ARBITRATOR

In The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators v B, C, D [2019] EWHC 460 (Comm), the Commercial Court granted an application made by the Chartered Institute …

INDIAN SUPREME COURT RULES THAT PRE-DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT IN AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

ENGLISH HIGH COURT GRANTS INJUNCTION TO BLOCK JORDANIAN PROCEEDINGS SEEKING TO INVALIDATE AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

On 1 March 2019 the English court granted the claimant, ACT, a permanent anti-suit injunction against proceedings issued in  Jordan (the Jordanian …

Singapore court refuses set aside on the basis that the successful party in the arbitration did not call witnesses to give evidence and disclose certain documents

US District Court in New York reviews AAA Appellate arbitral panel decision with the same deference as arbitral awards under the FAA

Section 67 and 68 challenges to LCIA award dismissed

In the highly complex and contentious case of Filatona Trading Ltd and another v Navigator Equities Ltd and others [2019] EWHC 173 (Comm), the English …

English High Court orders indemnity costs in discontinued s.68 proceedings to challenge awards

In Koshigi Ltd and another company v Donna Union Foundation and another [2019] EWHC 122 (Comm) the English High Court considered an application for costs …

Third party intervention in investment arbitration: Tribunal admits NGO submissions in Gabriel Resources' claim against Romania concerning mining project

The Tribunal in Gabriel Resources v Romania recently issued an order (the Order) in response to an application (the Application) made by three Romanian …

FUNDING IN SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG: HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS CONTRIBUTES TO LEADING PUBLICATION, ACTS ON FUNDED CASES

Third party funding is a hot topic in Asia. As noted on this blog, Singapore introduced legislation in 2017 to allow third-party funding in international …