West Tankers: the latest twist in the saga *

European Union, United Kingdom - April 26 2012
The Court of Appeal's recent decision in West Tankers Inc v Allianz SPA & Generali Assicurazione Generali SPA is the latest in a long line of cases involving the same parties that have been heard both by the English courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The new ICC rules uncovered *

United Kingdom - September 12 2011
After a long process initiated in 2008, led by a Task Force made up of 175 arbitration professionals and users from 41 different countries, the International Chamber of Commerce launched a revised version of its Rules of Arbitration on 12 September 2011, which updates the version in force since 1 January 1998.

Co-authors: Michael Davison , Simon Nesbitt .

UK Supreme Court overturns Court of Appeal decision in Jivraj v Hashwani, deciding that UK anti-discrimination laws do not apply to the appointment of arbitrators *

United Kingdom - July 27 2011
The UK Supreme Court has today ruled that UK anti-discrimination laws do not apply to the appointment of arbitrators.

Co-authors: Ben Hornan , Jerome Finnis .