On 24 February, the UK Arbitration Act 2025 received Royal Assent. The new Act introduces a series of enhancements to the Arbitration Act 1996 following a review by the Law Commission. These changes aim to ensure the UK’s...more
In the latest decision in the Prestige saga, the English Court of Appeal has made two notable findings: it has refused to enforce a Spanish judgment on the basis that it would be contrary to public policy because it conflicts...more
2/6/2025
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NWA v NVF, hot on the heels of a similar decision in Sierra Leone v SL Mining Ltd [2021] EWHC 286 (Comm), confirms that, under English law, non-compliance with a pre-arbitral obligation to mediate is a matter of the...more
The UK Supreme Court refused to enforce an ICC arbitration award against a Kuwaiti company. Where the governing law of an arbitration agreement was not specified, the governing law of the contract (English law) applied,...more
In Enka Insaat ve Sanayi A.S. v OOO Insurance Company Chubb [2020] UKSC 38, the Supreme Court unanimously held that, if the parties have chosen a governing law for a contract containing an arbitration clause, this would...more
The English High Court (Andrew Baker J) has refused to hear an application for an anti-suit injunction to restrain proceedings in Russia allegedly in breach of an arbitration agreement. The court concluded that it was not an...more
The Privy Council decision in Anzen Ltd & ors v Hermes One Ltd [2016] UKPC 1, 18 January 2016, has important implications for the drafting of arbitration clauses. The Privy Council held that an arbitration clause providing...more