Arbitration Notes

IF YOU DON'T ASK, YOU DON'T GET: ENGLISH COURT SETS ASIDE AWARD OF INTEREST ON ARBITRATION AND LEGAL COSTS WHEN NOT CLAIMED, BUT REJECTS FURTHER CHALLENGES TO AWARD

In the recent case of Palmat NV v Bluequest Resources AG [2023] EWHC 2940 (Comm), the English Commercial Court set aside part of an award rendered in an …

UPDATE: THE WINNER LOSES IT ALL? ENGLISH COURT UPHOLDS NIGERIA'S CHALLENGE TO $11bn AWARDS IN 140 PAGE MEGA-JUDGMENT

Observing that "the facts and circumstances of this case... are remarkable" and that he did not do so "without reluctance" Knowles J upholds challenge to …

ENGLISH COURT RETAINS POWER TO AWARD COSTS AFTER ARBITRATION CHALLENGE DISMISSED

HONG KONG COURT UPHOLDS CLAIMANT'S JURISDICTIONAL CHALLENGE IN RELATION TO NON-PARTY SEEKING JOINDER

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has set aside an HKIAC award on jurisdiction at the request of the claimant, overturning the tribunal’s ruling that …

MILESTONE ARBITRATION JUDGMENT FROM HONG KONG'S HIGHEST COURT BRINGS GREATER CERTAINTY FOR COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

Herbert Smith Freehills has secured a landmark judgment from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, with significant practical implications for thousands …

FULLY VIRTUAL HEARING NOT A GROUND TO REFUSE ENFORCEMENT, HONG KONG COURT RULES

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has ruled that the holding of a fully virtual hearing despite the opposition of one of the parties did not provide …