Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Union, United Kingdom | 13 Feb 2009
In the UK, the legal basis for such injunctions is contained in the Supreme Court Act 1981, which gives the High Court the right to grant anti-suit injunctions when foreign proceedings have been brought in breach of arbitration agreements.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | China, New Zealand | 26 Aug 2008
In recent years, China has entered into ‘new generation’ bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with several countries, allowing foreign investors to bring an arbitration claim directly against the host country for violation of the protection offered by the BITs.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | China | 1 Jun 2007
On 12 February 2007, Tza Yap Shum, a Chinese national, and owner of 90% of a fish flour company, TSG Peru S.A.C., filed a request with the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) for treaty arbitration against the Republic of Peru, pursuant to the China-Peru Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | China | 1 Feb 2007
The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued its long-awaited Interpretation on Certain Issues Relating to the Application of the PRC Arbitration Law (the SPC Interpretation) on 8 September 2006.