Inside Arbitration: Issue 21
Marking a decade of Inside Arbitration, this edition brings together the themes shaping today’s international arbitration landscape
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23 December 2015
U.S. District Court allows Gold Reserve to enforce its award against Venezuela in Washington, D.C.: Gold Reserve Inc., v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
In September 2014, Gold Reserve won a significant arbitral award ("Award") worth more than US$760 million (and counting, because of post-award interest) …
08 December 2015
ICC examines allocation of costs in international commercial arbitration
On 1 December, the Commission on Arbitration and ADR of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) issued a report intended to inform users of …
04 December 2015
Appeal against order granting enforcement only permitted under limited grounds relating to arbitral award (French Supreme Court)
In a judgment dated 7 October 2015, the Cour de cassation (French Supreme Court) has rejected an appeal against an order granting exequatur (enforcement) …
24 November 2015
French Supreme Court allows joint guarantors to challenge arbitral award
In a decision dated 5 May 2015 (Cass. Com. 5 mai 2015, 14-16.644, available at: https://www.courdecassation.fr/jurisprudence_2/chambre_commerciale_574/424…
16 November 2015
English Court of Appeal permits enforcement of a New York Convention award on the basis of excessive delay in challenge proceedings in the courts of the seat
In its judgment in IPCO (Nigeria) Limited v Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (No.3) [2015] EWCA Civ 1144 & 1145, handed down on 10 November …
11 November 2015
English High Court: No inconsistency between exclusive jurisdiction and arbitration provisions
In Exmek Pharmaceuticals SAC v Alkem Laboratories Limited [2015] EWHC 3158 (Comm), the claimant ("Exmek") challenged an arbitral award for want of …
10 November 2015
Privy Council confirms that an arbitrator's power to award interest is a function of the law of the seat
In the recent judgment of National Housing Trust v YP Seaton & Associates Co Ltd ([2015] UKPC 43), the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (the …
04 November 2015
LCIA releases costs and duration data – the first of more to come?
Yesterday, 3 November 2015, the London Court of International Arbitration ("LCIA") released costs and duration data regarding actual cases administered …
09 October 2015
Hong Kong court confirms principles of enforcement
In KB v S (HCCT 13/2015), Mimmie Chan J of the Hong Kong Court of First Instance dismissed and struck out an application to set aside an order to …
28 September 2015
Enforcement of arbitral awards against Thailand: "From Walter Bau to Hopewell: pathways to Bangkok Don Muang Airport"
Herbert Smith Freehills Senior Associate Vanina Sucharitkul has published an article entitled "From Walter Bau to Hopewell: pathways to Bangkok Don Muang …
17 September 2015
English court adjourns enforcement of ECT award whilst annulment proceedings are pending in Sweden
The potential to enforce an award which is being challenged, or has been annulled, in the courts of the seat is a question which often interests users of …
06 August 2015
China SPC publishes regulations on recognition and enforcement of Taiwan awards
The Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China (the "SPC") recently released statistics on cases handled by the PRC courts under the …
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