Arbitration Notes

Arbitration Act reform awaits new Parliament's agenda

English High Court rejects Section 68 challenge to arbitral award on the grounds of "serious irregularity"

In the case of Republic of Kosovo v ContourGlobal Kosovo LLC [2024] EWHC 877 (Comm), the English High Court (the High Court) has rejected a challenge by …

UPDATE: THE WINNER LOSES IT ALL? ENGLISH COURT UPHOLDS NIGERIA'S CHALLENGE TO $11bn AWARDS IN 140 PAGE MEGA-JUDGMENT

Observing that "the facts and circumstances of this case... are remarkable" and that he did not do so "without reluctance" Knowles J upholds challenge to …

UK Supreme Court interprets the "stay" provisions of s9 of the Arbitration Act 1996: rules Mozambique's claims fall outside scope of arbitration agreements and rejects s9 application for stay

Introduction In Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL and others [2023] UKSC 32, the Supreme Court has unanimously found the Republic of …

ENGLISH COURT RETAINS POWER TO AWARD COSTS AFTER ARBITRATION CHALLENGE DISMISSED

DETERRING AND SANCTIONING "SPECULATIVE" CHALLENGES TO ARBITRAL AWARDS IN THE ENGLISH COURT: REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCIAL COURT GUIDE

ENGLISH COURT ONCE AGAIN UPHOLDS AWARD OF THIRD PARTY FUNDING COSTS IN ARBITRATION

ENGLISH COURT OF APPEAL DECIDES QUESTION OF LAW ARISING FROM APPLICATION TO DETERMINE PRELIMINARY POINT OF LAW UNDER S45 ARBITRATION ACT 1996

ENGLISH HIGH COURT CONSIDERS SCOPE OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WHEN DETERMINING JURISDICTION TO GRANT INTERIM RELIEF IN SUPPORT OF ARBITRATION

HIGH COURT CONSIDERS TWO S69 APPEALS ON QUESTION OF LAW WITH ONE APPEAL SUCCESSFUL

ENGLISH COURT ALLOWS SECTION 69 APPEAL ON A POINT OF LAW, BLOCKING PARTY’S ATTEMPT TO REVISIT PERMISSION TO APPEAL ONCE GRANTED

English Court rules that pre-conditions to arbitration are not matters of jurisdiction