Westerberg & Partners Advokatbyrå Ab | Sweden | 24 Mar 2022
Should Swedish companies be deprived of their Russian assets or otherwise suffer harm from retaliation measures taken by Russia in response to sanctions imposed, there are opportunities to request compensation through international arbitration with the Russian state. While the bringing of an international arbitration against a sovereign state is a considerable undertaking, this may be the......
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | Iraq | 8 Feb 2022
As noted in our previous blog post here, in March 2021, Iraq passed the “Law on the Accession of the Republic of Iraq to the New York Convention on…
Paul Hastings LLP | Global, Japan | 9 Jan 2022
The Japan Institute for Overseas Investment and Paul Hastings LLP co-hosted a webinar entitled “Current International Arbitration Practice and Future…
Wolters Kluwer Asia-Pacific | Qatar | 13 Dec 2021
Over the last few years, the courts in Qatar have been criticized from the arbitration community for having issued several rulings setting aside both…
Clifford Chance | France, United Kingdom | 2 Dec 2021
The Supreme Court recently affirmed the Enka v Chubb principles for determining the law of an arbitration agreement. In upholding the Court of Appeal's decision that English law governed an arbitration agreement, the Supreme Court confirmed that an express choice of law governing the main contract will generally also amount to a choice of arbitration agreement law. This decision is a rare......
BTG Legal | United Kingdom | 29 Oct 2021
The legal framework for international arbitration is unaffected by Brexit and reforms in arbitral rules have also created the opportunity for…
Corrs Chambers Westgarth | United Kingdom | 28 Oct 2021
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom handed down judgment on 27 October 2021 in Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) providing…
VISCHER AG | Switzerland | 1 Oct 2021
In this part 2 of our blog series on dispute resolution in Switzerland, we focus on arbitration. Switzerland has a long tradition as a venue for…
Hauzen | Hong Kong | 26 Aug 2021
Companies often choose to resolve disputes by way of international arbitration because awards granted by an international arbitration tribunal may be…
Steptoe & Johnson LLP | Global, USA | 3 Aug 2021
First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in judgment enforcement. This month we discuss enforcing non-pecuniary obligations in an…