Tag: enforcement

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12 April 2017

Hong Kong Court confirms pro-arbitration stance

In U v A [2017] HKEC 468, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance dismissed an application to set aside an Order for enforcement of an ICC award rendered …

31 March 2017

Astro prevails again against First Media (Lippo) in Hong Kong

In the long running Astro/First Media (also known as Lippo) enforcement dispute, First Media has failed to obtain leave to appeal to the Court of Final …

10 March 2017

UK Supreme Court rules that no security may be ordered when challenging enforcement of arbitration awards

The UK Supreme Court has overturned a Court of Appeal decision requiring Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ("NNPC") to provide US$ 100m in security …

08 March 2017

The DIFC's conduit jurisdiction under attack? The Dubai Court attempts to reverse Banyan Tree

Following on from our reporting on the controversial first decision of the Judicial Tribunal in Daman Real Capital Partners Company LLC v. Oger Dubai …

19 September 2016

English Court refuses to allow challenge to arbitral award to be discontinued

The English Court has recently held that a party will not be able to discontinue appeal proceedings challenging an arbitral award in circumstances where …

23 August 2016

English court declines execution against state-owned property on grounds of immunity

In L R Avionics Technologies Limited v. The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Attorney General of the Federation of Nigeria [2016] EWHC 1761 (Comm), the …

16 June 2016

"Planes, paintings and Russian space assets" – Practicalities, challenges, successes and failures in the enforcement of arbitral awards against states and state entities

Wednesday 6 July 2016, 12.45 - 1.45pm BST States are increasingly involved in disputes arising from commercial transactions and arbitrations with …

16 June 2016

Getma v Guinea: The saga continued

This post follows the post originally published on 19 January 2016 (here). In November 2015, the Cour Commune de Justice et d'Arbitrage (CCJA) ruled that …

08 April 2016

Hong Kong Court rejects allegation of fraud as basis for resisting enforcement of award: re-affirms high evidentiary threshold required to be satisfied in such cases.

Following a steady line of authority emphasising the high hurdle to be surmounted in applying for awards to be set aside on grounds of public policy, the …

23 December 2015

U.S. District Court allows Gold Reserve to enforce its award against Venezuela in Washington, D.C.: Gold Reserve Inc., v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

In September 2014, Gold Reserve won a significant arbitral award ("Award") worth more than US$760 million (and counting, because of post-award interest) …

18 December 2015

Astro v Lippo: First Media granted leave to appeal in Hong Kong

In the latest development in the Astro v Lippo dispute, First Media (part of the Lippo Group and an unsuccessful defendant in Singapore-seated …

07 December 2015

Enforcement of foreign award involving public procurement contract falls within jurisdiction of the ordinary courts (France Supreme Court)

 In Cass. Civ. 1re, 8 juillet 2015, n° 13-25.846, the Cour de cassation (French Supreme Court) considered an appeal against a Paris Court of Appeal …