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Monday, October 2, 2023 8:00 PM

ラオスにおける調停合意及び仲裁判断の履行について

経済紛争解決法」は、2018年6月22日付で成立しています。紛争解決に関する法令としては2021年11月17日付「判決執行法(詳…

Sunday, October 1, 2023 8:00 PM

Important proposed changes to the English Arbitration Act: (1) summary disposal of issues

One of the biggest procedural differences between English court proceedings and English-seated arbitration is that a court may decide a claim or…

Sunday, October 1, 2023 8:00 PM

Mozambique v Privinvest: UK Supreme Court clarifies the conditions for a stay of court proceedings in favour of arbitration

On 20 September 2023, the UK Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) and others [2023]…

Sunday, October 1, 2023 8:00 PM

Inside arbitration Perspectives on cross-border disputes

The European Commission has formally called for the EU and its Member States to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty on the basis that the…

Friday, September 29, 2023 8:00 PM

Court of Appeal summaries (September 25 - September 29)

Following are this week's summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 25, 2023. It was another fairly light week. Continue…

Thursday, September 28, 2023 8:00 PM

The Arbiter International Disputes Newsletter- Autumn 2023

In Finzi v Jamaican Redevelopment Foundation Inc (Jamaica) [2023] UKPC 29, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council recently reviewed the…

Thursday, September 28, 2023 8:00 PM

Seventh Circuit: disputed issues of fact require a trial on the issue of whether an account user received notice of an agreement to arbitrate putative class claims against PayPal

We have written many articles about the implementation of arbitration agreements and class action waivers as mechanisms to reduce exposure to class…

Thursday, September 28, 2023 8:00 PM

Inside Arbitration: Bond calls in emergency arbitrations - what you need to know

With the construction industry facing continued uncertainty, we explore how contractors can navigate emergency proceedings to retrain bond calls…

Thursday, September 28, 2023 8:00 PM

Inside Arbitration: The undeniable rise of arbitration in Saudi Arabia

A combination of the Kingdom’s giga-projects and regulatory reforms are creating an attractive destination for international disputes. The Kingdom of…

Thursday, September 28, 2023 8:00 PM

United Arab Emirates: Dubai International Financial Centre Court holds interim awards to be enforceable

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court of First Instance (the "DIFC Court") has considered in its recent Order of 19 September 2023 in…

Thursday, September 28, 2023 8:00 PM

Legal Update for Energy Lawyers - September 2023

In August 2023, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced that it was closing its decade long case against the Kazakh mining company, Eurasian Natural…

Thursday, September 28, 2023 8:00 PM

Arbitration Act 1996 - Evolution not revolution

Following a comprehensive consultation process, the Law Commission has published its final report and a draft bill for reform of the Arbitration Act…

Thursday, September 28, 2023 8:00 PM

Hong Kong to adopt commercial activities exception to foreign state immunity

State immunity relates to the protection given to a state from being sued in court. In Hong Kong, the law has distinguished between, on the one hand…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

Arbitration. Validity of Clause. Third Circuit reverses and remands district court's decision to compel arbitration, holding that asset purchase agreement called for expert determination rather than arbitration.

In 2015, Kevin Sapp and Jamie Hopper sold two companies to Industrial Action Services LLC ("IAS"). The sale was governed by an asset purchase agreemen…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

Official Court’s Precedent On Arbitration And Employee Non-Competes Disputes

On 18 August 2023, the Justice Council of the Supreme People's Court announced the passing of a new series of official judicial precedents which…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

Arbitration. Confirmation of Award. District court enforces ICSID award rendered against Venezuela even though the ICSID annulment panel did not recognize the Guaidó government's right to control the annulment proceeding.

Valores Munidales, S.L. And Consorcio Andino, S.L. (together, "Valores"), were two Spanish shareholders of Venezuelan food production companies…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

Án Lệ Chính Thức Về Trọng Tài Thương Mại Và Tranh Chấp Về Nghĩa Vụ Không Cạnh Tranh Của Người Lao Động

Ngày 18/8/2023, Hội đồng Thẩm phán Tòa án Nhân dân Tối cao Việt Nam đã công bố việc thông qua một số Dự thảo Án lệ mới sẽ có hiệu lực áp dụng bởi tất…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

The Benefits and Perils of Expedited Arbitration Clauses

Companies often complain that international arbitration can be as long of a process as litigation. Therefore, they inquire about faster ways of…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

Mid 2023 Delaware Corporate and M&A Law Update

Over the past few months, Delaware courts have continued to address important M&A and corporate issues. Significant corporate law developments have…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

UK Supreme Court Renders Important Judgment Concerning Section 9 Stays Under the Arbitration Act 1996

On 20 September 2023, the UK Supreme Court (the "Supreme Court") handed down an important judgment clarifying the proper approach to applications…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

Refinement not revolution - Law Commission publishes its final report on changes to the Arbitration Act 1996

On 6 September 2023 the Law Commission ("the Commission") published its final report on reforms to the Arbitration Act 1996 ("the Act"). The review…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

The UK Supreme Court provides its longawaited ruling on s.9 Arbitration Act 1996 stays in the "tuna bonds" scandal.

In a recent decision of the UK Supreme Court in Republic of Mozambique (acting through its Attorney General) v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding)…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

World Maritime Day 2023 | A spotlight on maritime arbitration

To celebrate World Maritime Day 2023, international arbitration partners Thor Maalouf, Antonia Panayides, and Nick Austin discuss arbitration in the…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

Publishers, check those T&C’s: BC Court of Appeal upholds arbitration and class action waivers ‎in video game contracts

The British Columbia Court of Appeal (the “Court”) has recently affirmed a lower court decision that a mandatory arbitration agreement and class…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

Arbitration. Forum Shopping. District court holds that Plaintiff could not overcome a prior dismissal's preclusive effect and that the underlying suit had been properly dismissed under the doctrine of forum non conveniens.

Aenergy, S.A. ("Aenergy") is an Angolan energy company owned by a Portuguese citizen, Ricardo Machado. Between 2014 and 2017, Aenergy entered into 13…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

Significant changes to UAE arbitration law

The UAE has recently promulgated Federal Law No. 15 of 2023, which amended Articles 10, 23, 28, and 33 of the Federal No. 6 of 2018 (the…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

Reform of the UK Arbitration Act

The upcoming changes to the UK Arbitration Act are an important development for energy practitioners. That’s because arbitration is the default means…

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:00 PM

Arbitration. Agreement to Arbitrate. Battle of the Forms. Fifth Circuit holds there was no valid agreement to arbitrate where parties exchanged their own forms with different terms.

Plaintiff-Appellee Axiall Canada, Inc. ("Axiall") and Defendant‑Appellant MECS, Inc. ("MECS") entered into a series of demister sales beginning in…

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