Arbitration Notes

Hong Kong Court of Appeal rules that hearing of award challenge can be conditional on compliance with prior anti-suit injunction

Singapore court finds state immunity not applicable and grants anti-suit injunction

Cross-post: English High Court revokes ASIs but maintains declarations regarding jurisdiction in Bayerische Landesbank and others v RusChemAlliance

English Commercial Court finds that arbitration agreements do not extend to claims against third parties

English Court reserves costs of an ASI Application for arbitral tribunal to facilitate enforcement

English Commercial Court rejects novel argument that LCIA arbitration agreement frustrated by sanctions, granting anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunctions restraining Russian proceedings

In an ongoing dispute between Barclays Bank and VEB, the state development bank of the Russian Federation, the English Commercial Court has granted (i) …

TRILOGY OF APPLICATIONS FOR ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTIONS – 2 OUT OF 3 AIN'T BAD!

There has been a trilogy of applications for anti-suit injunctions (ASIs) in the English courts brought by three banks (Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank and …

PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM PREVAILS OVER INDIAN PROMOTOR'S GUERRILLA TACTICS, MAKING NEW LAW ON THE ARBITRABILITY OF DISPUTES IN SINGAPORE

In an ugly corporate divorce related to an online matrimonial website, the Singapore Court of Appeal decided that the arbitrability of a dispute will be …

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade: anti-suit injunctions and arbitration in London post-Brexit

London has long been a city associated with international arbitration. In 2015, even with the UK referendum on EU membership looming, according to …