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UK Supreme Court confirms States party to the
ICSID Convention cannot rely on immunity to avoid recognition of ICSID awards
Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation signed in Hong Kong
Crossing Digital Borders: The English Court of Appeal's Ruling in Shehabi v Bahrain
The English Court of Appeal has affirmed that state immunity under the State Immunity Act 1978 is not available in cases of hacking 'from abroad', as the …
English Court enforces written waiver of immunity from execution in arbitration agreement
In General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd v The State of Libya [2024] EWHC 472 (Comm), the English High Court (the Court) granted a final charging order …
ENGLISH HIGH COURT HOLDS THAT THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA IS NOT IMMUNE IN CARGO SALVAGE CASE
In the case of Argentum Exploration Limited v. The Silver [2020] EWHC 3434 (Admlty) the English High Court held on 16 December 2020 that the Republic of …
UK Supreme Court confirms the limited scope of state and diplomatic immunity from employment claims: Benkharbouche and Reyes
In two judgments handed down on 18 October 2017, the Supreme Court (the "Court") has allowed certain employment claims made by foreign nationals employed …
UK Government Publishes Technical Notes, including relating to "Privileges and Immunities"
On 28 August, in advance of the next round of EU-UK talks, the UK Government published three Technical Notes, one of which "provides further information …
Immunity: US Court of Appeals reverses lower court decision that had denied enforcement of foreign arbitral award
In a recent decision handed down on 31 May 2016, the majority in a United States Court of Appeals sitting in Washington DC reversed a decision by the US …