21 Mar, 2024 The peculiar case of the arbitration that never was – UK Court overturns enforcement order after finding the underlying award was fabricated By Chloe Edworthy Chris Akka What happens when someone tries to enforce an arbitral award when the arbitration never happened? This was the question the Commercial...
09 Nov, 2023 The arbitrability of just and equitable winding up petitions: Privy Council judgment By Chloe Edworthy Mark Edwardes Jones FamilyMart China Holding Co Ltd (Respondent) v Ting Chuan (Cayman Islands) Holding Corporation (Appellant) (Cayman Islands) [2023] UKPC...
23 Oct, 2023 UK Supreme Court guidance on staying court proceedings in favour of arbitration By Chloe Edworthy Christopher Charlton Nikolas Ireland Republic of Mozambique (acting through its Attorney General) (Appellant) v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) and others (Respondents)...
27 Jul, 2022 English Court confirms the default position of right of appeal on question of law with respect to arbitral awards By Lois Horne Chloe Edworthy The English High Court has again addressed the question of how parties can exclude the right of appeal on a question of law in respect of...
19 Jul, 2022 Court of Appeal revives significant environmental group action against BHP Group By Simon Day Chloe Edworthy Riley Forson The Court of Appeal has granted permission for a significant group action to proceed against one of the world’s largest mining concerns,...
24 Jun, 2022 Narrowing the scope of Section 1782 applications By James Popperwell Nikolas Ireland Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“Section 1782”), US federal district courts may order parties based in the US to provide evidence for “use in a...
19 May, 2022 You’ve got a friend in me: English courts show support for the finality of arbitral awards By Mark Lawrence Chloe Edworthy Riley Forson The English High Court has made it clear that there is no automatic right to an oral hearing where a party seeks to challenge an arbitral...
11 Oct, 2021 High Court confirms that landlords can still resort to court proceedings to recover unpaid rent By Lois Horne The recent changes to the restrictions on winding-up petitions will have been disappointing to commercial landlords (see our previous...