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Arbitration Act 2025 in Force from 1 August 2025 – What You Need to Know

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On 1 August 2025, the Arbitration Act 2025 ("2025 Act") will come fully into force1.  The 2025 Act revamps the arbitration framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (through amendments to the Arbitration Act 1996)....more

Bracewell LLP

Reinforcing the Regime: Key Updates to Arbitration in England and Wales

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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

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English High Court Upholds the Primacy of an Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause in a Subsequent Settlement Agreement

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The English High Court in Destin Trading v Saipem SA refused the defendant’s application for a stay of proceedings under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996 on the basis that an exclusive dispute resolution clause in favour...more

White & Case LLP

English Court issues landmark decision on state immunity and enforcement

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In a landmark victory for the Republic of India, the Commercial Court has held that India did not waive its state immunity in relation to the enforcement of two bilateral investment treaty awards solely by reason of its...more

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Horizontal agreements: Is arbitration part of the rules of the game?

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In a recent judgment, the High Court implied an agreement to arbitrate disputes between two parties with no direct contractual relations based on each of the parties’ express, independent agreement to comply with the rules of...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

The Arbitration Act 2025: A Welcome Fine-Tuning of England’s Arbitration Law

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The Arbitration Act 2025, which received Royal Assent on 24 February 2025, has introduced a number of significant amendments to the Arbitration Act 1996 (which applies in England & Wales and Northern Ireland, but not in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Arbitration Clauses and the Importance of Specifying the Law Which Governs the Arbitration Agreement: UniCredit Bank GmbH v....

The recent English Court of Appeal (CoA) decision in UniCredit v. RusChemAlliance has further highlighted the importance of specifying what law should govern an arbitration agreement, rather than an assumption that this would...more

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