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12 August 2014

Dueling limitation periods: time-limit under the US Federal Arbitration Act trumped by state law on enforcement of foreign judgments

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rules that state law governing the limitation period for enforcing a foreign judgment that …
14 March 2014

The US Supreme Court decides BG v Argentina - right place, wrong road?

In a 7-2 majority decision on 5 March 2014, the United States Supreme Court has reinstated BG Group (BG)'s US$185 million arbitral award against …
18 September 2013

US District Court confirms arbitral award against Pemex that was nullified at its seat

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has confirmed an arbitral award in favour of COMMISA, a subsidiary of KBR, against Pemex, …
27 August 2013

Sharing it with the class – a review of recent US Supreme Court decisions on class action arbitration

The US Supreme Court recently issued two key decisions regarding the enforceability of class arbitration waivers and arbitrators' powers to interpret …