Arbitration Notes

Arbitration Act reform awaits new Parliament's agenda

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL COURT RELEASES S68 AND S69 STATISTICS FOR COURT YEAR 2019 – 2020: CHALLENGES DOWN AGAIN AND THE NON-INTERVENTIONIST APPROACH SUSTAINED

FRENCH COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS AWARD THAT WAS DENIED ENFORCEMENT IN ENGLAND

PARIS COURT OF APPEAL REFUSES TO SET ASIDE AN AWARD AND CONFIRMS THAT AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL DOES NOT EXCEED ITS MANDATE WHEN APPLYING UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES TO DECIDE ON THE MERITS OF A DISPUTE

ENGLISH COURT DISMISSES APPEAL ON POINT OF LAW AGAINST PARTIAL FINAL AWARD

FINAL DUTCH MODEL BIT PUBLISHED: POTENTIAL FOR CLAIMS AGAINST INVESTORS AND LINK BETWEEN GENDER EQUALITY AND INVESTMENT

English Court holds that the time limit for appeal of an award runs from the date of the award, unless there is a "material" correction to the award

In a decision dated 16 March 2018, the English Commercial Court (the "Court") dismissed the application of appeal under s69 of the English Arbitration …

Inside Arbitration: Issue #5 of the publication from Herbert Smith Freehills’ Global Arbitration Practice

We are delighted to share with you the latest issue of the publication from the Herbert Smith Freehills Global Arbitration Practice, Inside Arbitration. …

Paris court rejects application for review and withdrawal of arbitral enforcement order, despite allegations of fraud

The Paris Court of First Instance has rejected an application for the review and withdrawal of an enforcement order of an arbitral award, despite …

English High Court orders disclosure of arbitration documents by agent to principal

In its recent judgment AMEC Foster Wheeler Group Limited v Morgan Sindall Professional Services Limited & Ors [2015] EWHC 2012 (TCC) (available …

Decision of the French Supreme Court on the binding nature of escalation clauses under French law

Businesses may seek to avoid court or arbitration proceedings for various reasons, including the risk of irreparable damage to business …

Paris Court of Appeal orders the retraction of an award made where one arbitrator lacked independence: the ongoing Tapie saga

In a remarkable judgment of 17 February 2015, rendered further to a rarely-seen application for revision of an arbitral award (which in this case lead to …