What are the differences in approach to the enforcement of arbitration awards across EMEA? In our latest arbitration podcast series, we take a detailed look into the reality and nuances of enforcement across the EMEA region. Read more
In P v D [2019] EWHC 1277 (Comm), the English High Court set aside an arbitral award on the basis that the tribunal had reached a finding of fact on a core issue that had not properly been put to a witness in cross-examination and that the tribunal had based its decision on a case … Read more
What are the differences in approach to the enforcement of arbitration awards across EMEA? In our latest arbitration podcast series, we begin by taking a detailed look into the intricacies and nuances in enforcement in Russia, followed by the Middle East and other jurisdictions across the EMEA region. Read more
In the recent decision of Equitas Insurance Limited v Municipal Mutual Insurance Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 718 (available here), the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal on a point of law under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the “Act“) against an award rendered by Flaux LJ as judge-arbitrator. The award concerned a dispute … Read more
The English High Court’s decision in State A v Party B [2019] EWHC 799 (Comm), handed down in January 2019 but only recently published, concerned the court’s dismissal of an application to extend the time for bringing a jurisdictional challenge under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 in circumstances where the challenge was 959 … Read more
In late November 2018, the Russian Arbitration Association (“RAA”) published a detailed study on the application of the New York Convention in Russia between 2008 and 2017. The Working Group of the RAA analysed 10 consecutive years of case law on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the Russian courts. The study … Read more
In Buda Pipe Rehabilitation Engineering Co. Limited v CPC Construction Hong Kong Ltd [2019] HKCFI 503, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance dismissed Buda Pipe Rehabilitation Engineering Co. Limited (BPR)’s application for leave to appeal a 2018 arbitral award, clarifying the proper application of Schedule 2 of the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) (Schedule 2). Read more
In CL v SCG [2019] HKCFI 398, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance found that enforcement of a 2011 arbitral award by CL was time barred, clarifying when a cause of action for failure to honour an award accrues and the effect of the Arrangement Concerning Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards between the Mainland … Read more
