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The UK Supreme Court decision in UniCredit Bank v RusChemAlliance has confirmed that the English court has jurisdiction to grant an anti-suit injunction (ASI) to restrain foreign court proceedings brought in breach of a Paris...more
1. SUPREME COURT PUTS COLLATERAL WARRANTIES IN THEIR THEIR PLACE - Can a collateral warranty be a "construction contract" under the Construction Act, an agreement for the carrying out of construction operations?...more
In recent years, technology advancement has introduced new methods for contract formation. In particular, the rise of blockchain technology has led to the emergence of “smart contracts”, which are digital contracts which...more
An article considering the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbey Healthcare, which decided that a typically worded collateral warranty is not a construction contract for the purposes of the Housing Grants, Construction and...more
Key Takeaways - In the words of the UK Supreme Court, the decision in RTI v MUR raised “fundamental points of principle” that could, in theory, apply to all force majeure clauses. Our top three takeaways are: Unlike the...more
In the UK Supreme Court's judgment in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18, which was handed down last week, it considered what obligations the words “reasonable endeavours” placed on a party, in the context of a force...more
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously decided that, in the absence of express wording, parties seeking to rely on a force majeure clause with a reasonable endeavours proviso are not required to accept offers of non-contractual...more
While main contract suites offer standard dispute resolution clauses, these are often amended in practice. A recent case gives a warning of what happens when such bespoke provisions are not clear. Originally published by...more
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
In the crypto world, does it really matter where you are? Is there a sunny offshore paradise perspective on the click of a button and a fintech trade? The answer lies as usual in how to unravel a problem should it arise. Both...more
A recent decision reminds parties about the need to draft dispute resolution clauses that are tailored to the parties’ agreement. The Court of Appeal recently ruled that an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) clause in...more
Summary Disposal: Towards More Efficient Arbitration - On 22 September 2022, the Law Commission of England & Wales published a consultation paper as part of its ongoing review of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the “Act”)....more
The courts of England are some of the most established fora for dealing with complex commercial litigation. The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that apply to English civil litigation, which govern every aspect of cases from...more
Roger Cohen of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner asks: is the tenant of commercial premises in England liable to pay rent whilst the premises were closed for the pandemic? Or has the tenant a defence to such a claim, thereby...more
It’s midnight and you’re in the final stages of negotiation in a complex international transaction. It’s probably a safe bet that the one thing that is not keeping you awake is a concern over what law governs the arbitration...more
The Court’s 9 October decision in Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v. OOO “Insurance Company Chubb” (Chubb) not only ends the uncertainly that parties faced in this important question, but is also a call to action to adapt...more
In its recent decision in Enka v Chubb [2020] UKSC 38, the U.K. Supreme Court has provided a high degree of clarity on the test to be applied to determine the governing law of an arbitration agreement. The Court also took...more
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
On Nov. 21, the Queen Mary University of London School of International Arbitration, in partnership with the U.K.-based law firm Pinsent Masons LLP, released its ninth annual international arbitration survey focused on...more
If there is no express law of the arbitration agreement, the law with which that agreement has its closest and most real connection is either the law of the underlying contract or the law of the seat of the arbitration. The...more
The idiom “all duck or no dinner“, if you’re not familiar with it, means “all or nothing“. I once worked for a partner that was quite fond of using it, particularly in the context of limitation periods and time bars: if...more
In a closely watched case, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales has given reinsurers a win with respect to reinsurance claims related to mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases....more
Catlin (“C”) insured Weyerhaeuser (“W”) who are a timber business on the fourth layer of an excess-of-loss insurance policy. W issued Court proceedings in Washington State seeking a declaration that the Washington District...more
Courts of England are some of the most established fora for dealing with complex commercial litigation. The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that govern litigation are robust and provide a clear framework for the cost-effective...more
The Commercial Court in London recently granted an anti-suit injunction in order to halt Lebanese legal proceedings brought in breach of an English arbitration agreement: Perkins Engines Company Ltd v. Ghaddar [2018] EWHC...more