FRENCH SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES THE SCOPE OF THE WAIVER RULE CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 1466 CCP, PAVING THE WAY FOR PARTIES TO PRESENT NEW ARGUMENTS AND EVIDENCE WHEN CHALLENGING A TRIBUNAL’S JURISDICTION BEFORE THE ANNULMENT JUDGE

08 February, 2021
On 2 December 2020, the French Cour de Cassation (Cass Civ. 1, No. 19-15.396) overturned a decision by the Paris Court of Appeal that had dismissed an application to set aside an arbitral award on the basis that the applicant has waived its right to raise, when contesting the arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction before the French … Read more

AWARD ENFORCEMENT ORDERS FROM THE ENGLISH COURTS: DISPUTED FACTUAL ISSUES

19 November, 2020
Earlier this year, the English High Court handed down a judgment (A v B [2020] EWHC 952 (Comm)) delivering a stern warning to claimants who were considering the enforcement of an arbitration award which did not establish a clear “right to payment” (see our previous blog post in connection with that decision.) In brief, the … Read more

FRENCH COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS AWARD THAT WAS DENIED ENFORCEMENT IN ENGLAND

31 July, 2020
In Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [CA Paris, 23 June 2020, n°17/22943], the Paris Court of Appeal refused to set aside an arbitral award handed down by an ICC Tribunal seated in Paris, although the same award had been denied enforcement and recognition in England on the basis that the award was … Read more

RUSSIAN COURTS TO HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER SANCTIONED PERSONS

15 June, 2020
On 8 June 2020, the Russian President signed a new federal law (No.171-FZ), which will significantly change the dispute resolution landscape involving Russian sanctioned individuals and entities. It will come into force on 19 June 2020. It is significant as it provides for exclusive jurisdiction of the Russian state arbitrazh (commercial) courts with respect to … Read more

SURVIVAL CLAUSE UNDER AUS-INDO BIT WILL NOT SURVIVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IA-CEPA

08 June, 2020
The Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (“IA-CEPA”) will enter into force on 5 July 2020. We have previously discussed the IA-CEPA’s provisions in detail (see here) and the progress of its implementation (see here). Since our last post, the IA-CEPA has been ratified by the Indonesia and Australian parliaments and steps have been taken to … Read more

ENGLISH COURT CONSIDERS CHALLENGES TO A FURTHER AWARD MADE AFTER REMISSION TO THE TRIBUNAL FOLLOWING AN EARLIER SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE

04 June, 2020
In Reliance Industries Ltd and another company v The Union of India [2020] EWHC 263 (Comm), the English Commercial Court (the “Court”) considered a series of challenges under sections 67 and 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the “Act”) to a further award (the “Further Award”) made on issues remitted to the Tribunal after earlier … Read more

PARIS COURT OF APPEAL REFUSES TO SET ASIDE AN AWARD AND CONFIRMS THAT AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL DOES NOT EXCEED ITS MANDATE WHEN APPLYING UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES TO DECIDE ON THE MERITS OF A DISPUTE

20 April, 2020
In a judgment issued on 25 February 2020, the Paris Court of Appeal (the “Court”) refused to set aside an ICC award, dismissing all four grounds of annulment on which the claimant relied (Cour d’appel de Paris, 25 February 2020, n° 17/18001). The judgment, which reiterates well-established principles of French arbitration law, is a helpful … Read more