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29 May 2019

CONTRACTUAL DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF HACKING: ENGLISH COURT CONSIDERS CHALLENGE TO AWARD UNDER s68 AND s69 OF THE ARBITRATION ACT 1996

In a rare example of a successful challenge under s68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act), in K v A [2019] EWHC 1118 (Comm), the English Court held …

12 April 2019

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL COURT GRANTS PERMISSION TO THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATORS TO OBTAIN COPIES OF DOCUMENTS ON THE COURT'S RECORDS FOR DISCLIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST AN ARBITRATOR

In The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators v B, C, D [2019] EWHC 460 (Comm), the Commercial Court granted an application made by the Chartered Institute …

21 June 2018

English Commercial Court orders stay of Lebanon-seated arbitration in 'exceptional' case

In the most recent decision in the Sabbagh family feud, Sabbagh v Khoury & Ors [2018] EWHC 1330 (Comm), the English Commercial Court ordered the stay …

03 May 2018

English Commercial Court releases s68 and s69 statistics: the high hurdle remains

On 29 April 2018, the Judiciary of England and Wales published the Commercial Court Users' Group Meeting Report – March 2018. Contained within that …

16 February 2017

English Commercial Court finds “torpedo” action ineffective where parties agreed asymmetric jurisdiction clause

The English Commercial Court has held that an asymmetric jurisdiction clause is an exclusive jurisdiction clause for the purposes of the recast Brussels …

15 July 2015

Attempted re-litigation of issues submitted to arbitration: English Court takes a robust approach

In Swallowfalls Limited v (1) Monaco Yachting & Technologies S.A.M. and (2) Mr Peter Landers JR, the English Commercial Court (the Court) rejected an …

15 October 2014

English Court finds that it is "just and convenient" to grant a worldwide freezing order in support of London-seated arbitration even where all assets are outside England

In a further decision in the case of U & M Mining Zambia Ltd v Konkola Copper Mines PLC [2014] All ER (D) 136 (Oct), the English Commercial Court …

09 July 2014

English Commercial Court rejects application by U&M Mining Zambia Ltd for security for sums due under award pending challenge

In Konkola Copper Mines Plc v U&M Mining Zambia Ltd [2014] EWHC 2146 (Comm), the English Commercial Court considered two related applications on …