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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24 June 2015
Corporations Act ‘matters’ and the scope of a ‘pathological’ arbitration agreement: Robotunits Pty Ltd v Mennel [2015] VSC 268
Justice Croft of the Victorian Supreme Court handed down judgment on 22 June 2015 in an application for a stay of proceedings and referral to arbitration …
19 June 2015
Upcoming webinar: The changing landscape of Investment Treaty arbitration - Tuesday 23 June 2015 - 12.45pm BST
There has never been a time of greater public engagement in the whole system of Investment Treaties and the Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) …
18 June 2015
Madrid court sets aside awards on grounds of public order after reviewing merits
Under the Spanish Arbitration Law,[1] an arbitral award is final and binding and can only be challenged on six specific grounds, including that the award …
11 June 2015
Finality of partial awards: English court finds that applicant loses the right to object to jurisdiction by failing to challenge a partial award
In Emirates Trading Agency LLC v Sociedade de Fomento Industrial Private Limited [2015] EWHC 1452 (Comm), the English High Court (the Court) dismissed an …
09 June 2015
Australia’s Conflicting Approach to ISDS: Where to From Here?
Keeping abreast of Australia’s stance on ISDS can be a confusing exercise. Australia’s approach to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) continues to …
27 May 2015
French Supreme Court refuses to apply a unilateral jurisdiction clause
In a recent decision, the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) has again refused to apply a unilateral jurisdiction clause. A unilateral jurisdiction …
27 May 2015
Australian courts take a uniform approach to interpretation of the Model Law
In Cameron Australasia Pty Ltd v AED Oil Limited,[1] the Supreme Court of Victoria refused to set aside a domestic arbitral award on the basis that the …
19 May 2015
EU Commission issues “Concept Paper” on ISDS in the TTIP and beyond: proposals for “profound reform”
Further to its report on the outcome of the consultation on investment protection and investor-state dispute settlement in the TTIP, the EU Commission …
14 May 2015
Hong Kong court refuses enforcement of Mainland arbitral awards on the basis of improper notice of arbitral proceedings
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance recently granted an appeal from its own decision to allow enforcement of two Mainland arbitral awards. This case …
14 May 2015
CJEU reaches decision on enforcement of arbitral awards containing anti-suit injunctions in the EU: A sensible decision, but limited in scope
The CJEU has issued its much awaited decision in the reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) by the Lithuanian Supreme Court in …
13 May 2015
Indonesia announces renegotiation of BITs
Since the Dutch government’s announcement last year that Indonesia had terminated the 1995 Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between those countries, …
12 May 2015
Herbert Smith Freehills and Chatham House event on TTIP: meeting report now available
As reported in our previous post, on Wednesday 4th March Herbert Smith Freehills hosted an event in partnership with Chatham House (the Royal Institute …
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