International Arbitration
A world class arbitration practice advising clients on commercial and investment arbitration all around the world
25 July 2022 //
In a recent decision of the Luxembourg Court of Appeal, the Court considered it had jurisdiction to decide on a request for interim relief, regardless of the arbitration clause which confers (exclusive) jurisdiction on the arbitral tribunal.
20 July 2022 //
In C v D [2022] HKCA 729 the Hong Kong Court of Appeal held that a failure to fulfil pre-arbitration ADR procedures is a matter of admissibility before the tribunal, rather than jurisdiction.
4 July 2022 //
The ongoing war in Ukraine has led to considerable losses for investors in both Ukraine and Russia. Those losses may well increase depending on the future course of the war and any steps Russia may take specifically targeting the assets of international investors in Russia. In addition to looking at available contractual protection and insurance (if in place) to mitigate such losses, investors should also be exploring their options under applicable investment treaties.
21 June 2022 //
In Union of India v Reliance Industries Limited and another [2022] EWHC 1407, the English High Court considered the degree to which, regardless of the substantive law to be applied by it, an English seated arbitral tribunal could still apply English principles of abuse of process to preclude a party from raising arguments which it should have raised earlier.
17 June 2022 //
On 13 June, the United States Supreme Court handed down a seminal decision concerning the extent to which federal law, in the form of U.S.C. §1782, permits participants in foreign arbitration proceedings to subpoena evidence from U.S. parties. We take a look at the decision and its implications.
15 June 2022 //
On the first anniversary of its launch, we take a closer look at one of the most recent dispute resolution services offered by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce to see what it adds to the global alternative dispute resolution scene.
8 June 2022 //
In this article, Nishant Choudhary (Partner) and Rohan Bishayee (Legal Adviser) from DFDL examine the emergency arbitration landscape in three countries, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar, and provide an overview of the legal framework, practical challenges, and the road ahead.
6 June 2022 //
One of the major arbitration law novelties included in the to be implemented structural reform of the Italian justice system is, undoubtedly, the power for arbitral tribunals seated in Italy to issue interim measures in support of their proceedings. This long awaited change will put to an end one of the main differences, in the arbitration sphere, between Italy and other European countries.
24 May 2022 //
Recent surveys of Polish case law on the setting aside of arbitral awards shows that Poland is an arbitration friendly country. The statistical data made available by the Polish Ministry of Justice shows that between 2016 and 2020, only c. 7.24 % proceedings ended in the arbitral award being set aside.