As noted in our previous blog post here, in March 2021, Iraq passed the “Law on the Accession of the Republic of Iraq to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards“. Iraq’s accession to the New York Convention was subsequently ratified in May 2021 when that law was published … Read more

We are very proud to announce that London-based arbitration partner Chris Parker has been appointed Queen’s Counsel (QC) in England and Wales. Chris will be the third QC currently practising at Herbert Smith Freehills. He joins a prestigious line of QC talent from Herbert Smith Freehills over the years, including The Right Honourable The Lord … Read more

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID“) recently published its Annual Report for FY2021 (available here), concluding a financial year with multiple record achievements amid the Covid-19 pandemic, including a record number of cases registered and the largest number of cases ever administered at ICSID in a single fiscal year. As ICSID optimises … Read more

The English Court of Appeal (the Court) has recently decided a key question of shipping law in The Eternal Bliss [2021] EWCA Civ 1712, following an appeal from the decision of the High Court. The question arose last year before the High Court following the parties to an arbitration bringing an application under s45 Arbitration … Read more

This analysis was first published on Lexis®PSL on 29 October 2021 and can be found here (subscription required). Ivan Teselkin, partner, Maria Dolotova, of counsel, Alexander Gridasov, senior associate, and Sergei Eremin, senior associate, of Herbert Smith Freehills provide an overview of Russian court decisions on the impact of recent amendments to Russian law relating … Read more

The 43rd of a series of annual lectures in honour of the late Dr FA Mann QC (Hon) (1907-1991) will take place in London on 18 November 2021. This series of lectures is arranged by the Partners of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and given under the auspices of the British Institute of International and Comparative … Read more

Herbert Smith Freehills’ Briana Young has been elected chair of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre’s Proceedings Committee. Professional support consultant Briana is a prominent member of the international arbitration community with a longstanding record of involvement with HKIAC. Read more

On 27 October the Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated decision in Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2021] UKSC 48 (see our blog post on the Supreme Court decision here for background to the decision). London-based Partner Craig Tevendale and Professional Support Lawyer Liz Kantor have authored a case analysis piece … Read more