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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29 March 2016
Separability and public policy: selecting law of arbitration agreement does not disapply conflicting non-mandatory provisions of English Arbitration Act 1996 and "fresh evidence…is particularly important" for challenging an Award on public policy grounds
An arbitration agreement is understood in most, but not all, jurisdictions to be a separable or distinct agreement from the contract or agreement of …
23 March 2016
New York-based partner Christian Leathley speaks to Law360 for a Q&A on trends and challenges in international arbitration
Herbert Smith Freehills partner Christian Leathley speaks to Law360 for an exclusive Q&A on his career as a leading practitioner in international …
23 March 2016
Hong Kong court upholds constitutionality of limits on appeal
In Wing Bo Building Construction Company Limited v Discreet Limited (HCA 146/2015) the Hong Kong Court of First Instance ("CFI") has upheld the …
23 March 2016
Hong Kong court clarifies test for security pending set aside application
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has confirmed the test under s.89(5) Arbitration Ordinance for granting security for the award, pending an …
21 March 2016
Hong Kong CFI stays proceedings in favour of arbitration notwithstanding defendant's submission to Hong Kong courts; upholds arbitration agreement contained in related contract
The Hong Kong CFI has stayed a claim under a deed of guarantee pending arbitration on the basis of an arbitration agreement in a Subscription Agreement …
11 March 2016
Court of Appeal clarifies the English Court's jurisdiction under section 67 of the Arbitration Act: the Court is not required to make any order at all even if the application is well-founded
The recent decision of the English Court of Appeal in Integral Petroleum SA v Melars Group Limited considers the jurisdiction of the court under s67 of …
10 March 2016
The development of State and Diplomatic Immunity under English law: views and insight
Herbert Smith Freehills Partners Dominic Roughton and Andrew Cannon have given an interview to Lexis Nexis on the development of the English law of …
10 March 2016
Herbert Smith Freehills Adds Dr Patricia Nacimiento as Partner to its International Arbitration offering in Frankfurt
Herbert Smith Freehills announced that international arbitration heavyweight Dr Patricia Nacimiento will join its partnership. Patricia will join …
08 March 2016
Video post in “Observations on Arbitration” series: “An introduction to the Fair & Equitable Treatment Standard”
In this video post in the “Observations on Arbitration” series, Christian Leathley provides an Introduction to the Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) …
03 March 2016
English Court identifies "weaknesses" in the 2014 IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest when considering challenge of an Award for apparent bias
In the case of W Limited v M SDN BHD [2016] EWHC 422 (Comm) the Claimant, W Limited, sought to challenge two awards in the English Court for serious …
03 March 2016
Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Arbitration Practice ranked top three in the world
Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Arbitration Practice has been showcased as being the third busiest in the world as part of the prominent annual Global …
03 March 2016
ICC opens in Shanghai's Free Trade Zone
Following in the footsteps of the HKIAC and SIAC, 24 February 2016 the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) announced that …
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Partner, Germany
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