Life sciences globalization fuels new developments in international arbitration
The Arbitration Act 2025 (the “Act”) received Royal Assent on 24 February 2025. Its stated aim is to amend the Arbitration Act 1996, which governs arbitral claims seated in England and Wales. It marks a gentle evolution of...more
The High Court’s recent decision in Djanogly v. Djanogly [2025] EWHC 61 (Ch) is a rare example of a successful challenge to an arbitration award under s.68 of the Arbitration Act 1996. It also highlights a feature of...more
Where two vessels were returned late by a charterer, only nominal damages were recoverable, since even if the vessels had been returned on time, the owners could not have chartered them out owing to obligations under...more
The Commercial Court of England and Wales has outlined limitations of the doctrine of “separability,” i.e., the notion that an arbitration agreement within a commercial contract is distinct from the main contract itself, in a...more
Decision confirms parties’ statutory right to challenge awards under s.67 and s.68. The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision which granted a stay of an application challenging an award pending the...more
In this episode of OnRisk, Carolyn Branthoover and Sarah Turpin talk about the increasing frequency of arbitration clauses in insurance policies, the enforceability of arbitration agreements in both the U.S. and in the UK,...more