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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13 December 2013
Madrid Court of Appeal affirms optional dispute resolution clause
On 18 October 2013, the Madrid Court of Appeal (the Court of Appeal) affirmed the validity of an optional dispute resolution clause which provided for …
04 December 2013
Injunctions to Preserve Assets or Evidence under Section 44(3) of the English Arbitration Act 1996: High Court Considers Scope
In Zim Integrated Shipping Services Limited v European Container KS and European Container KS 11 [2013] EWHC 3581 (Comm), the High Court considered …
20 November 2013
Does the Brussels I Regulation forbid recognition of arbitral anti-suit injunctions? Lithuanian Supreme Court refers question to CJEU
Last month, the Lithuanian Supreme Court (the Supreme Court) made a preliminary reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) asking …
12 November 2013
English High Court considers: arbitability of civil claims with a criminal aspect; its discretion to enforce awards under s66 of the Arbitration Act 1996; and the scope of the arbitration exception to immunity under s9 of the State Immunity Act 1978
In The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Ltd v The Kingdom of Spain and the French State [2013] EWHC 3188 (Comm), the High Court had …
29 October 2013
Court grants interim injunction under the English Arbitration Act 1996 to preserve the value of contractual rights
In Doosan Babcock Ltd v Commercializidora de Equipos y Materiales Mabe [2013] EWHC 3010 (TCC), the High Court considered the scope of section 44(3) of …
24 October 2013
High Court rejects challenge to an arbitral award for serious irregularity
In the case of Primera Maritime (Hellas) Limited and Others vs Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co Ltd and others, published on 15 October 2013, the London …
11 October 2013
When silence is golden: the High Court confirms the primacy of the "Dallah principle" and allows a party who has taken no part in arbitral proceedings to be given a full opportunity to challenge the tribunal's jurisdiction at the enforcement of award stage
In The London Steam Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association Ltd v. the Kingdom of Spain [2013] EWHC 2840 (Comm), the High Court concluded that the …
09 October 2013
Scotland Launches International Centre for Energy Arbitration
On 2 October 2013, the First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, launched the International Centre for Energy Arbitration (ICEA). The ICEA is a joint …
20 August 2013
Launch of Europe's largest telecoms satellite presents astronomical opportunities for space arbitration rules
The recent successful launch of the world's most advanced telecommunications satellite, Alphasat I-4A F4, from French Guiana represents a landmark moment …
12 August 2013
Recent sanctions developments: EU relaxes certain Syrian sanctions and amends measures relating to North Korea, Iran and Tunisia; US relaxes Myanmar sanctions
The EU has recently published a new Regulation (Regulation 697/2013 of 22 July 2013 ("Regulation 697/2013")) which amends Regulation 36/2012, the key …
02 August 2013
When will sanctions frustrate an agreement?
A recent judgment of the English Commercial Court has highlighted the issue of the effect of new sanctions legislation upon contractual obligations, and …
22 July 2013
Award following failed settlement withstands section 68 challenge: the High Court confirms that it will intervene only in extreme cases
The recent judgment in Gujarat NRE Coke Limited and Shri Arun Kumar Jagatramka v Coeclerici Asia (Pte) Limited [2013] EWHC 1987 (Comm) confirms …
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