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Baker Botts L.L.P.

The Arbitration Act 2025: A Welcome Fine-Tuning of England’s Arbitration Law

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The Arbitration Act 2025, which received Royal Assent on 24 February 2025, has introduced a number of significant amendments to the Arbitration Act 1996 (which applies in England & Wales and Northern Ireland, but not in...more

Mayer Brown

English Court Rules on Conflicting Jurisdiction and Arbitration Clauses

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The English Commercial Court has handed down an important decision highlighting the approach adopted by the English court when there are competing jurisdiction and arbitration clauses (“Competing Clauses”) and the effect of a...more

BCLP

Enforcement of Judgments Between France and England

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Being able to enforce a judgment is of crucial importance for businesses: securing a judgment is a pyrrhic victory unless it can be enforced. Here we explore whether concerns about the recognition and enforcement procedure...more

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Managing Sovereign Immunity Risk on a Transaction – What Commercial Parties Need to Know

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AT A GLANCE - State involvement in commercial transactions continues to increase and remains an area of distinct legal risk for commercial parties. The nature of a state's role on any transaction may vary and its...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Finders Are Not Always Keepers: UK Supreme Court Confirms State Immunity in in Rem Claims

In Argentum Exploration Ltd v Republic of South Africa [2024] UKSC 16, the UK Supreme Court held that South Africa was entitled to state immunity in respect of an in rem (i.e., property based) claim by salvors of a World War...more

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