Arbitration Notes

English court continues anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunctions in support of arbitration agreement despite Russian judgment obtained in breach

Overlapping dispute resolution clauses: the Court of Appeal rejects anti-suit injunction application to prevent Moscow proceedings in connection with English law governed Facility Agreement

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English Court of Appeal refuses injunction on the basis that the applicant was withholding evidence

Cross post: Court of Appeal grants UniCredit's request to discharge final anti-suit injunction in its favour in order to avoid Russian court-imposed penalty

English Commercial Court finds that arbitration agreements do not extend to claims against third parties

Hold On To Your Seats! English Court Clarifies Jurisdictional Gateway for ASIs

A recent English Commercial Court decision partially discharging interim relief highlights the jurisdictional hurdles faced by parties seeking ASIs in …

The EU takes action: New Sanctions to Counter Russian Measures

The European Union ("EU") has introduced EU Regulation 2024/1745 which imposes the 14th Sanctions Package against Russia.

English Commercial Court rejects novel argument that LCIA arbitration agreement frustrated by sanctions, granting anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunctions restraining Russian proceedings

In an ongoing dispute between Barclays Bank and VEB, the state development bank of the Russian Federation, the English Commercial Court has granted (i) …

ENGLISH HIGH COURT GRANTS ANTI-SUIT AND ANTI-ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTIONS TO RESTRAIN RUSSIAN PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT BY SANCTIONED ENTITIES

English Commercial Court refuses to issue anti-suit injunction for Paris arbitration in the case of SQD v QYP

In SQD v QYP [2023] EWHC 2145 (Comm), the English Commercial Court refused to issue an anti-suit injunction (ASI) and anti-enforcement injunction to stop …