Tag: state immunity act 1978

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17 March 2026

UK Supreme Court confirms States party to the
ICSID Convention cannot rely on immunity to avoid recognition of ICSID awards

UK Supreme Court confirms States party to the<br/>ICSID Convention cannot rely on immunity to avoid recognition of ICSID awards<br/>
20 May 2025

Immunity under s1 of the UK State Immunity Act 1978: unaffected by ratification of the New York Convention on its own

Immunity under s1 of the UK State Immunity Act 1978: unaffected by ratification of the New York Convention on its own
24 March 2025

Inside Arbitration Podcasts: State Immunity and the Adverb that Changed Everything

Inside Arbitration Podcasts: State Immunity and the Adverb that Changed Everything
07 March 2025

Issue estoppel, state immunity and the role of national courts: Hulley Enterprises v Russia

Issue estoppel, state immunity and the role of national courts: Hulley Enterprises v Russia
25 March 2022

ENGLISH HIGH COURT REJECTS FULL AND FRANK DISCLOSURE CHALLENGE TO EX PARTE ARBITRATION ORDER (GENERAL DYNAMICS V LIBYA)

In the recent decision of General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd v State of Libya [2022] EWHC 501 (Comm) the English Commercial Court refused to set …
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 …