Arbitration Notes

English Commercial Court rejects Russia’s public policy objections in latest Yukos enforcement decision, upholding US$50bn awards

London Arbitration Week 2025

Qatar proposes new electronic registers for arbitrators and arbitration centres

Standing firm: UK Supreme Court backs arbitration in UniCredit v RusChemAlliance

The decision in UniCredit v RusChemAlliance shows the Court's strong support for arbitration agreements

English Commercial Court rules in favour of publishing a judgment on an arbitration claim

In Mordchai Ganz v Petronz FZE & Abraham Goren [2024] EWHC 1011 (Comm), the English Commercial Court (the Court) decided to publish a non-anonymised …

English High Court rejects Section 68 challenge to arbitral award on the grounds of "serious irregularity"

In the case of Republic of Kosovo v ContourGlobal Kosovo LLC [2024] EWHC 877 (Comm), the English High Court (the High Court) has rejected a challenge by …

Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration: A Step Into The Future

The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) has announced its plans to implement the revised CRCICA Arbitration Rules …

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION IN 2023: A ROUND-UP

What are the most important English commercial arbitration developments of 2023? We have put together a round-up below. You can also check out our …

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 …

LAW COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORM OF ARBITRATION ACT TO BE CONSIDERED IN FORTHCOMING PARLIAMENTARY SESSION

The King's speech, which was delivered today (7 November 2023), confirmed that Parliament will consider the Law Commission's recommendations for the …

REFORMING THE ARBITRATION ACT

On 6 September 2023, the Law Commission published its final report on the proposed reform of the Arbitration Act 1996, together with a draft amendment …

UK Supreme Court interprets the "stay" provisions of s9 of the Arbitration Act 1996: rules Mozambique's claims fall outside scope of arbitration agreements and rejects s9 application for stay

Introduction In Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL and others [2023] UKSC 32, the Supreme Court has unanimously found the Republic of …