Arbitration Notes

OVER-SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA LEADS TO LOSS OF ARBITRAL CONFIDENTIALITY IN SINGAPORE

The Singapore Court of Appeal has refused confidentiality orders in relation to arbitration enforcement proceedings because the confidentiality of the …

English High Court holds English Court judgments can be enforced in the United Arab Emirates

In Invest Bank PSC v Ahmad Mohammed El-Husseini and ors [2022] EWHC 3008 (Comm), the English High Court held that there was no real risk of substantial …

Hong Kong Court Clarifies Threshold for Setting Aside Awards

HKIAC USERS GAIN ADDITIONAL ROUTE TO MAINLAND INTERIM RELIEF AND ENFORCEMENT

ENFORCEMENT OF CIETAC AWARD IN HONG KONG STAYED, BUT NOT FOR LONG

Summary In a further decision in the long-running G v X matter (see our previous blog post here), the Hong Kong court has decided to stay enforcement of …

CROSS POST: SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES TEST FOR RE-OPENING JUDGMENT BEFORE ORDER IS SEALED

TURKMENISTAN BECOMES PARTY TO NEW YORK CONVENTION

Turkmenistan has become the 170th state party to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the Convention), …

ENGLISH COURT PERMITTED BUT NOT REQUIRED TO REFUSE ENFORCEMENT WHERE STATUTORY GROUNDS MADE OUT

HONG KONG COURT UPHOLDS FREEZING ORDER GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF ENFORCEMENT OF CIETAC ARBITRAL AWARD

HONG KONG COURT SET ASIDE AN AWARD WHICH EXCEEDED THE SCOPE OF SUBMISSION TO ARBITRATION

ENGLISH HIGH COURT REJECTS FULL AND FRANK DISCLOSURE CHALLENGE TO EX PARTE ARBITRATION ORDER (GENERAL DYNAMICS V LIBYA)

In the recent decision of General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd v State of Libya [2022] EWHC 501 (Comm) the English Commercial Court refused to set …

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 …