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Federal Court considers jurisdiction to enforce non-foreign awards

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Australia
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  • February 3 2012

In TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v Castel Electronics Pty Ltd 2012 FCA 21, reasons handed down by a single judge of the Federal Court of Australia have confirmed that the Federal Court has jurisdiction to enforce international arbitral awards made in Australia

Is Australia really arbitration friendly? Implications of Westport Insurance Corporation v Gordian Runoff

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • October 14 2011

The High Court of Australia’s recent decision in Westport Insurance Corporation v Gordian Runoff Ltd 2011 HCA 37 may provide further ammunition for those who see Australian courts’ approach to arbitration as parochial and interventionist

Party over: Victorian court refuses enforcement against non-party to arbitration

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • August 26 2011

In an important decision on the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, the Victorian Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by IMC Aviation Solutions Pty Ltd (formerly IMC Mining Solutions Pty Ltd) (IMC), and in so doing refused the enforcement of an arbitral award made against IMC on the ground that IMC was not a party to the arbitration agreement

International arbitration update: significant developments post-2010 amendments

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • March 29 2011

In this publication we provide a brief update on recent developments in international arbitration in Australia, revealing how the 2010 amendments to the international arbitration regime in Australia are already leading to lower costs and less court intervention for international arbitration

The new Australian international arbitration regime in practice - less court intervention, greater enforceability, lower costs

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • March 25 2011

The 2010 amendments to Australia's international arbitration regime have already seen a reduction in costs and court intervention in 2011

Anti-suit injunctions and trade practices claims

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • December 20 2010

Qantas has obtained an "anti-anti-suit injunction" against Rolls-RoyceThe law remains unsettled in Australia as to the effect of a claim under the Trade Practices Act on jurisdictional issues that arise in cross-border disputes