1/21/2025 12:01:29 PM Arbitrations governed by non-national law are still subject to the mandatory provisions of the seat By Wes Walker Unlike before an English court, parties to an arbitration seated in England are not limited to having a tribunal decide the substance of...
10/30/2024 9:59:38 AM Arbitration Seat Designation: Key Takeaways from the Investcom Ruling Disputes: A Case Study By Max Palmer Introduction Investcom Global Limited v PLC Investments Limited & Ors EWHC 2505 (Comm) The recent Commercial Court decision Investcom...
9/30/2024 9:48:16 AM Changes to the CPR taking effect on 1 October 2024: Power to compel ADR By Wes Walker Last year, the Court of Appeal in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 141 decided that courts in England...
9/26/2024 10:20:32 AM English Courts prepared to grant anti-suit injunction to protect arbitration seated outside the jurisdiction By Wes Walker Speed read On 18 September 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its unanimous decision in UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024]...
7/22/2024 10:57:45 AM UK ratifies 2019 Hague Judgments Convention By Ben Coleman Henry Bentham On 27 June 2024, the United Kingdom ratified the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments...
12/1/2023 2:24:00 PM The Court of Appeal confirms English courts can force parties into ADR By Wes Walker Wes Walker and Rubab Zahra provide insight into the case of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.
9/21/2023 1:47:00 PM ‘Tuna bonds’ in Mozambique – Important arbitration decision from the Supreme Court on the proper approach to s.9 of the Arbitration Act 1996 By Wes Walker
4/6/2022 1:12:11 PM Get on with the business of doing business – a quick tour of the 11th Commercial Court Guide By Bristows The 11th edition of the Commercial Court Guide (the “Guide”) comes into force this week, on Wednesday 6 April 2022. The Guide reflects...
2/10/2022 3:05:01 PM Village Roadshow sues Warner Bros. over ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ release on HBO Max By Bristows With the pandemic potentially nearing its end phase, cinemagoers appear to be returning to movie theatres in their droves, based on...
7/8/2021 4:05:19 PM European Commission “not in a position to give its consent” to UK’s application to Lugano By Ben Coleman Despite having submitted its application 15 months ago, it is still not known whether the UK will be permitted to accede to the Lugano...
6/11/2021 3:17:15 PM Faulty memories and reliable witness evidence in arbitration By Wes Walker There has been much discussion about the recent changes to trial witness statements in the Business and Property Courts brought about by...
3/18/2021 12:00:00 AM Arbitration clauses: drafting tips By Anna Cook Following Brexit, there is increasing interest in English arbitration. One of the key benefits of arbitration is that an arbitral award...