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Stay a while: the interplay between winding-up proceedings and the mandatory stay provisions under the BVI Arbitration Act

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The recent decision of the BVI Commercial Court (the "Court") (the Hon. Justice Ingrid Mangatal (Ag.)) in Kenworth Industrial Limited v Xin Gang Power Investments Limited BVIHCOM 2023/0006 has provided clarity on the...more

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Draft Bill for the Modernization of German Arbitration Law

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Germany is in the process of renewing its arbitration law, which in its current version dates from 1997. In April 2023, the German Federal Ministry of Justice (the “Ministry”) published a Key Issues Paper, identifying...more

Cooley LLP

Commercial Court Refuses to Set Aside an Arbitration Award on Consumer Protection Grounds

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In Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v. Zhang,[1] the Commercial Court refused an application to set aside an enforcement order in respect of an award made in a Hong Kong-seated arbitration on the grounds that enforcement would be...more

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Enforcement of Procedural Timelines in Arbitrations in Singapore

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A recent Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") decision considered the extent to which an arbitral tribunal can exclude evidence after a specified date. It is often said that arbitral tribunals are the masters...more

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The Commercial Court of England and Wales Outlines Limitations under English law on the Doctrine of Separability in Respect to...

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The Commercial Court of England and Wales has outlined limitations of the doctrine of “separability,” i.e., the notion that an arbitration agreement within a commercial contract is distinct from the main contract itself, in a...more

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When Faced with Questions of Arbitrability, the Suffolk County Commercial Division Passes the Ball to the Arbitrator

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In a recent Commercial Division case, Justice Elizabeth H. Emerson was asked to determine whether certain parties were bound by an arbitration clause and whether that arbitration clause applied to a particular controversy—two...more

Goodwin

Litigation Insights - July 2021

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FOREWORD - On behalf of the new and expanding Goodwin London litigation team I am delighted to welcome you to our first ever ‘Litigation Insights’: a series of quarterly updates on important and interesting developments...more

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English Court of Appeal Clarifies Test for Governing Law of Arbitration Agreements

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In April 2020 and following an inconsistent approach by the English courts to the question of which law governs an arbitration agreement, the English Court of Appeal held in Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v. OOO “Insurance Company...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

CCBJ Interview: As Alternative Dispute Resolution Grows In Popularity, Experience Is A Key Differentiator

Interview with Honorable John P. DiBlasi, J.S.C. (Ret.) of NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation) as published in the Corporate Counsel Business Journal (CCBJ) - John DiBlasi is a highly sought-after mediator and...more

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Sanctions-related amendments to the Russian Commercial Procedure Code

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This overview summarises the recent amendments to the Russian Commercial Procedure Code (“Commercial Procedure Code”) relating to disputes involving sanctioned persons. The new law, which comes into effect on 19 June 2020,...more

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First CICC rulings recognise severability of arbitration agreements

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On 18 September 2019, the China International Commercial Court (“CICC”) of the Supreme People’s Court of China published its first three rulings regarding the validity of arbitration agreements. The arbitration agreements in...more

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Law firm’s “no poaching” agreement escapes judicial review, and heads to arbitration

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Justice Saliann Scarpulla was faced with a motion by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to dismiss the Petition brought by the departing partners to stay arbitration in Selendy v. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP. ...more

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What Did I Agree To? Importance of Reviewing Arbitration Provisions

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Polsinelli recently defeated a motion to dismiss a client’s judicial review of an arbitration award, successfully arguing that adopted arbitration rules that waive appellate rights do not waive a party’s right to judicial...more

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Can A Non-Signatory Be Compelled To Arbitrate Claims?

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Your client who was just subpoenaed to provide documents in an arbitration, advises you, but with confidence says “But we did not agree to arbitrate, so I can ignore this, right?” ...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Corporation Denied Motion to Enjoin Arbitration against its Alleged Alter Ego

In Royal Wine Corp. v. Cognac Ferrand SAS, Justice Andrea Masley of the Commercial Division denied Plaintiff Royal Wine Corporation’s (“Royal”) motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin arbitration that defendant Cognac...more

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No Privity? No Problem!

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May a stranger to an arbitration agreement compel arbitration against its signatories? According to the Second Department in Degraw Construction Group v McGowan Builders, Inc., 2017 NY Slip Op 05580 (2nd Dept July 12, 2017),...more

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