DISPUTE RESOLUTION CHOICES FOR BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: MAXIMISING THE CHANCES OF SUCCESSFUL ENFORCEMENT – WEBINAR RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE

25 September, 2020
Choice of dispute resolution forum can have a fundamental impact on the ability of banks and financial institutions to enforce contractual obligations. In our client webinar on 23 September, Dispute Resolution Choices for Banks and Financial Institutions: Maximising the Chances of Successful Enforcement, Julian Copeman, Nick Peacock and Hannah Ambrose discussed recent trends in dispute … Read more

DISPUTE RESOLUTION CHOICES FOR BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN A POST-BREXIT WORLD: OPTING FOR ARBITRATION?

30 October, 2019
Partner Andrew Cannon and Senior Associate Hannah Ambrose have authored an article for Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, discussing the suitability of arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism for banks and other financial institutions post-Brexit. The article explores the current uncertainty surrounding the enforcement of English court judgments post-Brexit, whilst comparing and … Read more

THE APPLICABILITY OF MALAYSIA’S FEDERAL COURT RULING ON THE AUTHORITY OF SHARIAH ADVISORY COUNCIL IN CIVIL DISPUTES TO ARBITRATIONS ON ISLAMIC FINANCE AND CAPITAL MARKETS

23 July, 2019
The Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009 (“Act“) designated Malaysia’s Shariah Advisory Committee on Islamic finance (“SAC“) as the authority for ascertaining Islamic law for the purposes of Islamic financial business. According to Section 2 of the Act, “Islamic financial business” encompasses “any financial business in ringgit or other currency which is subject to the … Read more

The discontinuation of LIBOR and arbitration: issues of substance and procedure for parties and arbitrators

15 February, 2019
The global financial markets are currently preparing for the phasing out of the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (or LIBOR) and other Inter-bank Offered Rates (or IBORs). LIBOR is the most widely used benchmark interest rate globally, employed in an estimated US$350 trillion worth of financial contracts worldwide. LIBOR may also be used in commercial contracts … Read more

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ASIAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT BANK?

12 February, 2019
AIIB and HKIAC are presenting a joint seminar on the AIIB’s status, policies and projects on 21 February. The seminar, which is supported by Hong Kong’s Department of Justice and the ICC, features: an interview with AIIB’s General Counsel, Gerard Sanders a presentation from AIIB’s head of corporate Law, Peter Quayle, on the international legal … Read more

ICC report on financial institutions and international arbitration: a condensed overview of a gradually changing landscape

20 December, 2016
This autumn, the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR published a report on Financial Institutions and International Arbitration (the "Report"). The Report offers a detailed analysis of the use of international arbitration in specialist sectors of the banking and finance industry, from derivatives and sovereign finance to advisory matters and asset management. The Report is … Read more