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Register to attend London International Disputes Week 2023: International Arbitration Day (15 May 2023)
This year's London International Disputes Week (LIDW)'s International Arbitration Day will ‘follow the arbitration sun’ across key regions and …
HONG KONG COURT LIFTS STAY OF PROCEEDINGS BECAUSE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT SPENT
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has lifted a stay of proceedings previously granted in favour of arbitration because the arbitration agreement was …
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS PROMOTES THREE ARBITRATION SPECIALISTS TO ITS GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
Herbert Smith Freehills has promoted nine Disputes lawyers to its partnership out of a total of 32 worldwide. The promotions in the Disputes practice, …
Commercial Court releases its arbitration statistics: significant increase in arbitration-related applications
The Judiciary of England and Wales has published the Commercial Court Report for the year 2021-2022 (the Report). These reports are released annually to …
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS' GLOBAL ARBITRATION PRACTICE RANKED FIFTH IN THE WORLD
Global Arbitration Review (GAR) has unveiled its annual ranking of the world’s leading international arbitration practices, with Herbert Smith Freehills …
The Law Commission's Second Consultation Paper – an evolving approach
This week the Law Commission published a second Consultation Paper as part of its review of the English Arbitration Act (the Act). The Paper raises three …
INSIDE ARBITRATION ISSUE #15: PERSPECTIVES ON CROSS-BORDER DISPUTES
We are delighted to share with you Issue 15 of Inside Arbitration from Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Arbitration Practice. Over the past decade, the …
ENGLISH HIGH COURT FINDS THAT ASSIGNMENT OF ARBITRATION CLAUSE BY OPERATION OF LAW PROHIBITED BY ANTI-ASSIGNMENT CLAUSE
The English High Court has concluded that an anti-assignment clause can prevent the assignment of an arbitration clause to an insurer pursuing …
New SCC Rules 2023- what has changed?
The revised version of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (now called the SCC Arbitration Institute) Arbitration Rules …
THE FINAL DECISION IN THE VIDATEL CASE: THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
In Vidatel v. PT Ventures, Mercury and Geni case (Cass. Civ. 1ère, 9 November 2022, No 21-17203), the French Supreme Court upheld the 2021 decision of …
TIMOR-LESTE BECOMES THE 172ND STATE TO THE NEW YORK CONVENTION 1958
On 17 January 2023, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Timor-Leste) became the 172nd state to accede the Convention on the Recognition and …
Court of Appeal confirms peremptory order despite pending jurisdictional challenge
In the case of S3D Interactive, Inc v Oovee [2022] EWCA Civ 1665, the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal of a decision to enforce a peremptory order …
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