Arbitration Notes

A light touch: Supreme Court of Victoria affirms arbitral tribunal’s authority to determine own jurisdiction

Australia's highest court finds that ratification of the New York Convention does not constitute a waiver of immunity

Queensland Court of Appeal confirms non-party liability under arbitral award

Appellate Australian court finds no jurisdiction to enforce investor-state award under the New York Convention

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA AFFIRMS JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE ARBITRAL AWARDS AGAINST FOREIGN STATES PARTY TO THE NEW YORK CONVENTION

On 24 October 2023, the Federal Court of Australia dismissed India’s application to set aside an investor’s application to recognise and enforce an award …

THE ARBITRABILITY OF EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES IN AUSTRALIA

In Reeves v Alt Advisory (Jersey) Limited and Alt Financial Group Limited [2023] VSC 249 (Reeves), the Supreme Court of Victoria has enforced a private …

Pleading Points in International Arbitration: Substance Over Form?

In a recent post on the Kluwer Arbitration blog, James Allsop, Chad Catterwell, Guillermo García-Perrote and Mariia Artemenko consider whether arbitral …

TIMOR-LESTE BECOMES THE 172ND STATE TO THE NEW YORK CONVENTION 1958

On 17 January 2023, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Timor-Leste) became the 172nd state to accede the Convention on the Recognition and …

ARBITRATION ON THE RISE IN AUSTRALIA: ACICA REFLECTS ON A DECADE OF GROWTH

The Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) has released its report: ‘Reflections on the Last Decade of Activity at ACICA’, in …

INSIDE ARBITRATION ISSUE #14 PERSPECTIVES ON CROSS-BORDER DISPUTES

Welcome to issue 14 of Inside Arbitration. We are delighted to share with you the latest interactive issue of this publication from Herbert Smith …

INSIDE ARBITRATION ISSUE #12: PERSPECTIVES ON CROSS-BORDER DISPUTES

AUSTRALIAN COURT PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DRAFTING OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS AND REASONING OF AWARDS