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UK Court: Procedural Failures Not Fatal to Service Out of Jurisdiction

Procedural omissions for service out of the jurisdiction will not impact issuance of a claim for the purposes of limitation. In Chelfat v. Hutchinson 3G UK Limited [2022] EWCA Civ 455, the UK Court of Appeal recently...more

English High Court Confirms Costs Award Part and Parcel of Substantive Award

The Court’s ruling supports the general principle that costs follow the event. In Andrew Martin, Nicholas Greene, Coban 2017 LLP (formerly named Strutt & Parker LLP) v. Michael Harris [2019] EWHC 2735 (Ch), the English...more

Arbitration Without An Express Arbitration Clause

Arbitral tribunal had jurisdiction despite the lack of an express arbitration clause. In Sonact Group Limited v Premuda Spa [2018] EWHC 3820, the English High Court confirmed that an arbitral tribunal had jurisdiction over...more

Parties Must Take Care to Avoid Risk of Defective Service in Arbitration

Two recent English court decisions provide useful reminders that parties to arbitration agreements must take care to properly serve arbitration proceedings on the other party. In doing so, parties will avoid the risk of the...more

International Arbitration Newsletter - May 2017

On 1 March 2017 the UK Supreme Court1 overturned an order of the Court of Appeal and decided that Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) could not be required to provide monetary security as a condition for resisting...more

Case of Insecurity? Supreme Court Explains the Limits to Orders for Security when Resisting Enforcement of a Foreign Award Under...

On 1 March 2017 the Supreme Court overturned an order of the Court of Appeal and decided that Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) could not be required to provide monetary security as a condition for resisting...more

International Arbitration Newsletter - October 2016

London has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the most popular and trusted arbitral seats in the world. The use of arbitration in England is long-standing and a legislative framework recognizing and seeking to encourage the...more

Avoiding Defective Service in Arbitration

A recent High Court decision provides a timely reminder that parties to an arbitration agreement must take care to ensure that arbitration proceedings are properly served to avoid an award being set aside or refused...more

High Court Case Highlights the Importance of Commencing Arbitration within Contractual Limitation Periods

Case: Expofrut SA & Others v Melville Services Inc and Lavinia Corporation [2015] EWHC 1950 (Comm) The English High Court has ruled that an extension to a contractually agreed period in which arbitration proceedings must...more

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