Tag: state immunity act 1978
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17 March 2026
UK Supreme Court confirms States party to the
ICSID Convention cannot rely on immunity to avoid recognition of ICSID awards
24 March 2025
Cross-post: Inside Arbitration Podcast on State Immunity and the Adverb that Changed Everything
28 November 2024
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 …
31 October 2024
English Court of Appeal Says States Cannot Rely on State Immunity to Set Aside Registration of ICSID Awards
The English Court of Appeal's judgment provides clarity on the issue of state immunity at the stage of registration of ICSID awards in the UK and the …
04 January 2024
STATE IMMUNITY PREVAILS: UK COURT OF APPEAL DENIES ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION AGAINST VENEZUELA
In a significant ruling in the case of UK P&I Club & Anor v Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela [2023] EWCA Civ 1497, the UK Court of Appeal has …