Arbitration Notes

The French Supreme Court employs the principle of procedural loyalty to prevent a jurisdictional challenge

In Tagli'apau v Amrest Holdings and al. (Cass. Civ. 1ère, 9 February 2022, No. 21-11253), the French Supreme Court reversed the decision of the lower …

CLOSING FOR RESPONSES THIS FRIDAY: LCAM-HSF SURVEY ON COMPULSORY MEDIATION

HONG KONG: ARBITRATION FAVOURED OVER LABOUR TRIBUNAL IN EMPLOYEE BONUS DISPUTE

ENGLISH COURT OF APPEAL SAYS LAW GOVERNING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT DETERMINES IF NON-PARTIES ARE BOUND BY IT

In the context of an appeal of a stay application, the English Court of Appeal has considered which law should determine whether a non-party is bound by …

HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS LLP CONTRIBUTES TO LEXOLOGY GTDT 2022

DELOS LAUNCHES OPEN ACCESS ARBITRATOR DATABASE TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE: THE ARBITRATION ACT 1996 AT 25

New York Convention enters into force in Iraq this week, making Iraq the 169th State Party to the Convention

As noted in our previous blog post here, in March 2021, Iraq passed the "Law on the Accession of the Republic of Iraq to the New York Convention on the …

LCAM-HSF SURVEY ON COMPULSORY MEDIATION

DETERRING AND SANCTIONING "SPECULATIVE" CHALLENGES TO ARBITRAL AWARDS IN THE ENGLISH COURT: REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCIAL COURT GUIDE

GAFTA RULES PERMIT CLAIMS UNDER MULTIPLE CONTRACTS IN SINGLE NOTICE OF ARBITRATION, SAYS ENGLISH COURT (THIS TIME)

In the recent decision in LLC Agronefteprodukt v Ameropa AG [2021] EWHC 3473 (Comm), the English Commercial Court (the 'Court') dismissed a …

Fruit of collusion: Hong Kong Court set aside an enforcement order for a Mainland award

On a rare occasion, the Court of First Instance has set aside an enforcement order for a Mainland award (made under the auspices of the Zhanjiang …