Arbitration Notes

English Commercial Court rules that there is no recourse against “eye-watering” costs award under s68 of the Act

HKIAC expands expedited procedure, updates registration fee and increases arbitrator hourly rate cap

HKIAC publishes significant report on arbitrator hourly rates

LCIA publishes its third report on cost and duration

The LCIA's latest report on its caseload over the past seven years (2017-2024) offers parties insight into the costs and effectiveness of LCIA arbitration

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

Deadline Extension: LCAM-HSF survey on costs in mediation and arbitration to close for responses on 6 September

LCAM-HSF survey on costs in mediation and arbitration

Following the success of the last two joint surveys on mediation in arbitration and attitudes towards mandatory mediation, we are pleased to announce …

HKIAC launches updated rules

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has released its new 2024 Administered Arbitration Rules (2024 HKIAC Rules), which will come into …

ENGLISH COURT RETAINS POWER TO AWARD COSTS AFTER ARBITRATION CHALLENGE DISMISSED

Delhi High Court rules that third party funder has no liability to pay costs award against a losing funded party

In the recent case of Tomorrow Sales Agency Ltd v SBS Holdings Inc, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has refused to hold a third party funder …

MALAYSIAN COURT RECONFIRMS THAT TRIBUNALS TAKE PRIORITY OVER COURTS WHEN GRANTING INTERIM RELIEF

The Malaysian High Court has reconfirmed that if the same interim relief can be granted by an arbitral tribunal and the courts, a party should first …

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 …