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United Kingdom Breach of Contract Arbitration

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Contract Is (Still) King - Update on the UK Supreme Court’s Decision in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV

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

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Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review - Fifth Edition - England & Wales

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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

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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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Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review, 3rd Edition - England and Wales

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The courts of England are some of the most established for dealing with complex commercial litigation. The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that apply to civil litigation are robust and provide a clear framework for the...more

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Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review – England & Wales

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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

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"Serious Irregularity" in Bank Merger Matter Triggers English Commercial Court's Award Set-Aside

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The Situation: A bank owner and an investor entered into an agreement in which the investor would provide the funds necessary for a merger of two banking entities in return for a minority interest in the acquired bank. The...more

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Commercial Court in London Grants Anti-Suit Injunction for Breach of Arbitration Agreement

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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

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English Court Cannot Issue Anti-Suit Injunctions Restraining Other EU Court Proceedings

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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

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Court Of Appeal Of England And Wales Finds That Party’s Forgery Of Documents In Connection With A Transaction Does Not Bar...

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The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has rejected a challenge to an arbitration award issued by the China International Trade Arbitration Commission (the “Tribunal”) against RBRG Trading (UK) Limited in favor of Sinocore...more

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Abuse of process and prior arbitral awards

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The Court of Appeal has provided important guidance on the circumstances in which a court claim can be struck out as an abuse of process on the basis that it forms a collateral attack on a prior arbitral award between...more

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Court Refuses to Expand Challenges of Arbitral Procedural Orders

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The recent case of Enterprise Insurance Company Plc v U-Drive Solutions (Gibraltar) Limited [1] illustrates the reluctance of courts to intervene in arbitrations despite the parties agreeing otherwise. The court dismissed an...more

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