The Court allows an application to extend time for bringing arbitration proceedings under section 12(3) of the Arbitration Act 1996.
In the recent case of Haven Insurance Company Limited v EUI Limited (T/A Elephant...more
English High Court confirms that without notice applicants are under an onerous duty to satisfy the requirement of full and frank disclosure.
In the recent cases of Fundo Soberano de Angola & ors v. Jose Filomeno dos...more
Judgment clarifies the exceptional circumstances in which anti-arbitration injunctions against foreign-seated arbitrations might be granted.
In Sabbagh v Khoury, Justice Knowles in the High Court issued an anti-arbitration...more
Judgement clarifies that the Brussels Recast Regulation does not reverse the West Tankers decision.
In Nori Holdings v Bank Otkritie, Justice Males in the High Court issued an anti-suit injunction to restrain court...more
Judgment confirms the effectiveness of contractual provisions that prevent the parties from varying their contract orally.
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom recently held that an oral variation of a contract was...more
Arbitrators should disclose subsequent appointments to related arbitration proceedings, particularly if cases materially overlap.
In the Halliburton v Chubb ruling, the Court of Appeal held that an arbitrator who did not...more
Two recent English court decisions provide useful reminders that parties to arbitration agreements must take care to properly serve arbitration proceedings on the other party. In doing so, parties will avoid the risk of the...more
On 6 June 2017, the High Court held that there was sufficient evidence that an award of over US$500 million in damages against the Republic of Kazakhstan may be tainted by fraud and that this should be examined at trial...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
A recent High Court decision provides a timely reminder that parties to an arbitration agreement must take care to ensure that arbitration proceedings are properly served to avoid an award being set aside or refused...more
Case: Expofrut SA & Others v Melville Services Inc and Lavinia Corporation [2015] EWHC 1950 (Comm)
The English High Court has ruled that an extension to a contractually agreed period in which arbitration proceedings must...more
Case: JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2015] UKSC 64
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A freezing order is an interim injunction that prevents a party to litigation from dealing with their assets until judgment (and on occasion, after...more