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Arbitration

Court of Appeal touches on relationship between arbitration and comity

The New Zealand Court of Appeal (the Court) has provided commentary on how New Zealand courts should evaluate dispute resolution clauses. The comments were...
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Arbitration

The treasure of the San José

An investor-State arbitration is currently underway between the Republic of Colombia and a US company over a 300-year-old shipwreck containing treasure estimated at $20...
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Conflict Management, General

How the Taliban takeover clarified a key point in insurance law – and why it didn’t matter

A recent decision from the English High Court should set off alarm bells for companies operating in precarious parts of the globe. In Hamilton...
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Arbitration

Apparent bias: the Hong Kong Court of First Instance did not find any, but the Court of Appeal will have more to say soon

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance (the Court) has granted a party leave to have their allegations related to bias heard in the...
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Arbitration

Court found arbitrator’s jurisdiction could not be resuscitated after delivery of final award even when award was conditional – that parrot is no more!

The Singapore Court of Appeal found an arbitrator’s jurisdiction had come to an end and there was no implied reservation of jurisdiction in the...
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Arbitration

“The parties began by playing cricket but then switched to baseball”: English Court of Appeal decides whether reinsurance dispute should be heard in London or New York

In Tyson International Company Ltd v Partner Reinsurance Europe SE [2024] EWCA Civ 363, parties to a reinsurance contract (a Market Reform Contact –...

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Arbitration

Australian Hague Rules: party to shipping dispute rails against arbitration clause

In Carmichael Rail Network Pty Ltd v BBC Chartering Carriers GmbH & Co KG,[1] the High Court of Australia assessed whether engagement...
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Arbitration

CEO secrets: English High Court grants stay for arbitration in £45 million conflict of interest proceedings

In NTT Limited & Others v Goodall[1] the High Court granted a case management stay of proceedings in favour...
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Mediation

ReSolution Wrap-Up – the latest in Asia-Pacific regional agreements

RCEP is growing and more countries are signing up to the Singapore Convention - Alex and Alice track some recent changes to international agreements...
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Arbitration

The growing consensus on recognition and enforcement of foreign investment awards

A recent decision from the High Court of Malaysia (the Court), Elisabeth Regina Maria Gabrielle von Pezold and Others v Republic of Zimbabwe,<a id="reference-one"...
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Arbitration

Newcomer arbitrator put under lights in case of apparent bias

A recent decision of the English High Court, H1 & Anor v W & Ors,[1] has captured some of...
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Arbitration

The Arbitration Job

In Contax Partners Inc BVI v Kuwait Finance House (KFH-Kuwait) & Ors [2024] EWHC 436, the English High Court granted an order enforcing...