Arbitration Notes

CLAIMANT FAILS TO RECOVER THE COSTS OF ITS APPLICATION TO REMOVE AN ARBITRATOR, WHERE THE ARBITRATOR HAD RESIGNED BEFORE THE TRIAL IN THE ENGLISH HIGH COURT

ENGLISH COURT ALLOWS SECTION 69 APPEAL OF AN AWARD ON A POINT OF LAW – OWNERS WERE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE BILLS OF LADING IN SUPPORT OF THEIR DEMURRAGE CLAIM

High Court grants anti-suit injunction, having found that the parties to an insurance policy had agreed to arbitration despite a Service of Suit clause

In Hiscox Dedicated Corporate Member v Weyerhaeuser Co [2019] EWHC 2671 (Comm), the High Court (the English Court) continued an anti-suit injunction …

ENGLISH COURT GRANTS ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION ORDERING THE DEFENDANT TO DISCONTINUE ITS CLAIM IN A NEW YORK COURT UNDER A D&O INSURANCE POLICY

The English court sets aside a Tribunal's findings of lack of jurisdiction under a BIT

In a decision dated 2 March 2018 (the "Decision"), the English High Court has set aside parts of an award on jurisdiction (the "Award") from a …

Bear Creek Mining Corp. v. Peru: the potential impact on damages of an investor's contributory action and failure to obtain a social license

In an award dated 30 November 2017 (the "Award"), an ICSID Tribunal ordered Peru to pay around US$30.4million to Canadian company Bear Creek Mining (the …