On 1 March 2017 the UK Supreme Court1 overturned an order of the Court of Appeal and decided that Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) could not be required to provide monetary security as a condition for resisting...more
5/8/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Brussels Convention ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
ICSID ,
International Arbitration ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
ISDA Master Agreement ,
Jurisdiction ,
New York Convention ,
SIAC
On 20 January 2017, the English Commercial Court handed down an important judgment addressing the intersection of a State’s public international law obligations in investment treaty arbitration and its obligations under...more
New “Expedited Procedure” aims to fast-track lower value disputes.
On 4 November 2016, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) released amendments to its Arbitration Rules (the 2016 Rules), which will come into...more
London has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the most popular and trusted arbitral seats in the world. The use of arbitration in England is long-standing and a legislative framework recognizing and seeking to encourage the...more
In its recent decision in L R Avionics Technologies Limited v. The Federal Republic of Nigeria & Attorney General of the Federation of Nigeria, the Commercial Court found that that premises owned by Nigeria were not “in use...more
UNCITRAL’s Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (the Transparency Rules) present challenges to manage the costs of compliance while avoiding the consequences of non-compliance.
Transparency in...more
1/6/2016
/ Arbitration Awards ,
Hong Kong ,
India ,
International Arbitration ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
LCIA ,
NAFTA ,
Third-Party ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
UNCITRAL
Anti-Suit Awards Are Compatible With the Original Brussels I Regulation.
(Gazprom OAO v Republic of Lithuania, Case C-536/13, Judgment dated 13 May 2015)
The European Court of Justice decision in Gazprom v....more
In this Issue:
- Ad Hoc Committee Takes Expansive View On Jurisdiction in Peru
- Enforcing Arbitral Awards Against States: Mixed Messages Across Europe
- Hong Kong Court Wades into Dispute on Enforcing Arbitral...more
In this Issue:
- Thwarting Torpedoes and Other Clarifications: Recast Brussels Regulation in Force From 10 January 2015
- International Energy Charter Signals New Global Cooperation in the Energy...more
In This Issue:
- The 2014 LCIA Rules
- Latham & Watkins Secures Arbitral Award and Judgment When Respondent Fails to Post Full Security for Enforcement Stay
- Ukraine Crisis: A Recap of the Latest US and EU...more
In This Issue:
-The ABCs of Arbitrating Outside of the New York Convention
- Leading International Arbitration Partner Joins Latham & Watkins in Paris
- US Supreme Court Revives International Arbitration...more
6/13/2014
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Athletes ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Compliance ,
EU ,
ICSID ,
International Arbitration ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New York Convention ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Transparency ,
Ukraine
A recent report published by African Development Bank Group has confirmed that Africa is now the world’s fastest growing economy, with around one third of its countries experiencing annual growth of over six percent. The...more
10/8/2013