Tag: parallel proceedings

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20 August 2024

Hong Kong decision illustrates important exception to arbitral confidentiality

Disclosure of information relating to HKIAC arbitration in parallel court litigation was to protect or pursue a legal right or interest and thus …
11 October 2017

Parallel court and arbitration proceedings: English High Court grapples with further case management issues in Panama Canal dispute, clarifying that service of a defence pending appeal on refusal to grant a stay will not constitute “a step towards answering the substantive claim”

In our previous blog post on Autoridad del Canal de Panama v Sacyr, S.A. & Ors, we considered a failed application to stay English court proceedings …
19 November 2014

Exploiting the advantages of an English arbitral seat? Commercial Court confirms the validity of an arbitration agreement and tribunal's substantive jurisdiction whilst parallel proceedings continue in Italy

The English Commercial Court has granted an application under section 32 of the English Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act), determining that a tribunal …
03 April 2014

Commercial Arbitration in Australia: Restraining Arbitration to Protect the Integrity of the Court Process

In the recent decision of Caratti v Caratti [No 2],1 Justice Allanson of the Supreme Court of Western Australia granted an interlocutory injunction …