Arbitration Notes

NEW SOUTH WALES SUPREME COURT ALLOWS CALL ON BANK GUARANTEE DESPITE ONGOING ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New South Wales held that ongoing arbitral proceedings did not prevent a party from calling upon a guarantee …

ICSID Releases Latest Caseload Statistics for FY2022

On 4 August 2022, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) released its latest Annual Report for FY2022. We discuss the …

SIERRA LEONE PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW ARBITRATION LEGISLATION

QUEENSLAND COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN ESCALATION CLAUSE

Hong Kong Court Clarifies Threshold for Setting Aside Awards

CYPRIOT CASE OF NDK KO'D BY ENGLISH COMMERCIAL COURT: THE FIONA TRUST PRINCIPLE PREVAILS ONCE AGAIN

Data Objects: Law Commission of England & Wales proposes new category of personal property

SINGAPORE COURT OF APPEAL PARTIALLY SETS ASIDE ICC AWARD OVER ITS "FLEXIBLE APPROACH" TO DAMAGES

In CEF and another v CEH, the Singapore Court of Appeal partially set aside a €62 million ICC award concerning the construction of an iron and steel …

Australian court sets a high bar for challenges to arbitrators

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has recently confirmed that, in Australia, the relevant test for challenges to the independence or impartiality of …

Landmark ruling of Germany's Constitutional Court: Arbitration Clause Violates Access to Justice

In a long-awaited landmark ruling in a case concerning the German ice-skating champion Claudia Pechstein, the German Federal Constitutional Court …

HKIAC USERS GAIN ADDITIONAL ROUTE TO MAINLAND INTERIM RELIEF AND ENFORCEMENT

ENGLISH COURT AGREES WITH TRIBUNAL: RELYING ON A SUBMISSION LATER THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RAISED EARLIER IN THE ARBITRATION WOULD BE AN ABUSE OF PROCESS