UK Supreme Court confirms power to issue an anti-suit injunction even when no arbitration is underway or proposed *

United Kingdom - June 13 2013
The Supreme Court has confirmed that the English court has jurisdiction to injunct the continuation or commencement of foreign proceedings brought in…

Co-authors: Vanessa Naish.

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European Commission adopts a package of measures to facilitate competition law private actions in the EU *

European Union, United Kingdom - June 11 2013
The European Commission (the "Commission") on 11 June 2013 adopted a package of measures aimed at facilitating competition law private actions in the…

Co-authors: Tamara Todorovic, Molly Herron, Kim Dietzel, Nicholas Peacock, Stephen Wisking.

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Court allows a security for costs application against recalcitrant respondent seeking to challenge arbitral award, but refuses to require payment in of value of award *

United Kingdom - May 29 2013
In the case of X v Y Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court), 07 May 2013 the court has grappled with the options available to a claimant against a…

Co-authors: Vanessa Naish.

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BIT claim brought against Turkmenistan following UN finding of human rights violations *

Turkmenistan - April 12 2013
Following a decision of the United Nations Human Rights Committee ("UNHRC") in 2010 that a Turkish businessman had suffered violations of his human…

Co-authors: Dominic Roughton, Andrew Cannon.

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Competition law class actions coming to the UK: government announces far-reaching reform of the private enforcement regime *

United Kingdom - January 29 2013
The Government has today published its plans for reforming the UK regime for competition law private actions, following a detailed consultation…

Co-authors: Molly Herron, Kim Dietzel, Nicholas Peacock, Stephen Wisking.

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