Tag Archives: Hannah Ambrose
Parallel court and arbitration proceedings: English High Court grapples with further case management issues in Panama Canal dispute, clarifying that service of a defence pending appeal on refusal to grant a stay will not constitute “a step towards answering the substantive claim”
In our previous blog post on Autoridad del Canal de Panama v Sacyr, S.A. & Ors, we considered a failed application to stay English court proceedings brought in a dispute in which related ICC arbitration proceedings are also on foot. … Continue reading
Filed under Arbitration Act 1996, Arbitration proceedings, Europe, Stays
English High Court refuses stay of proceedings despite possible overlap with issues subjected to parallel ICC arbitration proceedings.
A consortium of construction companies (the Consortium) was unsuccessful in obtaining a stay of court proceedings pending before the English High Court (the Court), even though parallel related ICC arbitration proceedings are ongoing. The Court rejected the application for a … Continue reading
Filed under Arbitration Act 1996, Arbitration proceedings, Europe, Jurisdiction, Stays
Observations on Arbitration: video for in-house counsel on the Myths and Realities of Arbitration
In this short video in our Observations on Arbitration series, Professional Support Consultants Vanessa Naish and Hannah Ambrose talk about the myths and realities surrounding the arbitration process. The discussion draws out key points and common misconceptions about arbitration, touching … Continue reading
Filed under Costs, Enforcement, Interim relief, Publications and Guides, Video
2016 ICC Dispute Resolution Statistics: Record Year for the ICC
The ICC has recently published its full statistical report: the 2016 ICC Dispute Resolution Statistics. This Report demonstrates yet another impressive year of growth for the ICC. In particular, the ICC announced that 966 new cases were filed in 2016. … Continue reading
Filed under Institutions, News
Belgium asks for the CJEU’s opinion on the compatibility of the Investment Court System with European Law
On 6 September 2017 the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders submitted a request from Belgium to the Court of Justice of the European Union for an opinion on the compatibility of the Investment Court … Continue reading
Enforcement and dispute resolution under the Withdrawal Agreement and any future relationship agreement: no role for the CJEU….or is there?
On its face, the thrust of the UK Government’s Future Partnership Paper on Enforcement and Dispute Resolution (the Paper), published on 23 August, is to rule out the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to … Continue reading
Filed under Brexit, Enforcement, Enforcement - Europe, EU, EU Law, Europe, ISDS, News, Trade Agreements
Inside Arbitration: Issue #4 of the publication from Herbert Smith Freehills’ Global Arbitration Practice
We are delighted to share with you the latest issue of the publication from Herbert Smith Freehills’ Global Arbitration Practice, Inside Arbitration. In addition to sharing knowledge and insights about the markets and industries in which our clients operate, the publication … Continue reading
Filed under Australia, India, Publications and Guides, Russia
English Court Stays Enforcement of Micula ICSID Award Against Romania
In Micula & Ors v Romania & Anor [2017] EWHC 31 (Comm) the English High Court stayed enforcement of a 2013 ICSID award in favour of Swedish investors Ioan and Viorel Micula against Romania (the "Award"), but refused to set … Continue reading
Filed under Arbitration Act 1996, Enforcement, Enforcement - Europe, EU, EU Law, Europe, Investment Arbitration, Stays
Is there an inherent tension between the EU’s investment court system and the EU legal order?
As discussed in our previous blog posts here and here, the EU has introduced a new system to resolve disputes arising between investors and states which may herald the beginning of a move away from the traditional use of investor-state arbitration. In … Continue reading
Filed under EU, EU Law, Investment Arbitration, ISDS, Trade Agreements
The European Court of Justice renders its opinion on the EU-Singapore free trade agreement: investment chapter is not within EU’s exclusive competence
On 16 May, 2017 the European Court of Justice (the Court) rendered its Opinion on the competence of the European Union to conclude the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore. The Opinion recognises exclusive EU competence over most of the … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, EU, EU Law, Europe, Investment Arbitration, ISDS, Public International Law, South East Asia
