Arbitration Notes

BEIJING COURT UPHOLDS ARBITRATION IN DOMESTIC CONTRACT WHERE DISPUTE PROVISIONS CONFLICT

On 17 January 2020, by its ruling numbered (2019) Jing 04 Min Te 135 (Ruling), the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court (Beijing Court) upheld the …

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA PROPOSES ARBITRATION REFORMS TO PLACATE FOREIGN INVESTORS. WILL IT WORK?

Authors: Emma Schaafsma and Kemi Wood Introduction  In 2017, the Tanzanian government introduced a raft of legislative reforms to the …

ETHIOPIA ACCEDES TO 1958 NEW YORK CONVENTION

ENGLISH COURTS DECLINE TO GIVE ORDER FOR TAKING OF EVIDENCE FROM NON-PARTY TO ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS SECURES MAJOR VICTORY FOR KINGDOM OF SPAIN IN INVESTOR-STATE ARBITRATION

COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS HIGH COURT DECISION THAT A DISCLOSED PRINCIPAL IS ENTITLED TO ENFORCE AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT DESPITE BEING A NON-SIGNATORY

Singapore and Fiji ratify the Singapore Convention on Mediated Settlement Agreements taking a significant step towards its entry into force

Yesterday, on 25 February 2020, Singapore and Fiji became the first two countries to deposit at the United Nations Headquarters their instruments of …

MALAYSIA’S FEDERAL COURT SETS ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN BREACH OF AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

ICSID RELEASES 2019 CASE STATISTICS

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL COURT RELEASES UPDATED S68 AND S69 STATISTICS: CHALLENGES DOWN, AND THE HURDLE FOR SUCCESS REMAINS HIGH

THE SEYCHELLES ACCEDES TO 1958 NEW YORK CONVENTION

Malaysian High Court considers the legal test for obtaining subpoenas in aid of arbitration

In Coneff Corporation Sdn Bhd v Vivocom Enterprise (Originating Summons No. WA-24C(ARB)-26-06/2019) the Malaysian High Court for the first time …