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Arbitration in the Fifth – June 2025

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June 2025 saw opinions from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals addressing issues including the authority of a court to dismiss a case that had been stayed pending an arbitration and the sequence of decision-making when a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

If The Shoe Doesn’t Fit: Supreme Court Rejects “Minimum Contacts” For Personal Jurisdiction Under FSIA

The Supreme Court recently confirmed in a unanimous decision the requirements for personal jurisdiction over foreign states when parties seek to confirm international arbitration awards, but important questions remain. In...more

Mayer Brown

US Supreme Court Rejects "Minimum Contacts" Requirement Under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in Action to Enforce an Arbitration...

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In a unanimous decision on June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a Ninth Circuit decision declining to enforce a US$ 1.3 billion arbitral award issued to Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. ("Devas"), an...more

Snell & Wilmer

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Minimum Contacts for Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign States Under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act...

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On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision requiring a plaintiff seeking to confirm an arbitration award against a foreign state to prove minimum contacts with the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Supreme Court Clarifies FSIA Personal Jurisdiction Standard

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd., et al. v. Antrix Corp., et al., No. 23-1201 held that personal jurisdiction exists over a foreign entity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA)...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Supreme Court Rejects Minimum Contacts Requirement to Subject Foreign States to Suits in the U.S. Under FSIA

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On June 5, 2025, in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Alito, the United States Supreme Court held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA), 28 U.S.C. §§1330, 1602 et seq., does not require a plaintiff...more

King & Spalding

Supreme Court Rejects “Minimum Contacts” Analysis for Award Enforcement Under the FSIA

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On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its unanimous opinion in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. et al. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. et al. (605 U.S. ___ (2025)), holding that personal jurisdiction exists over an enforcement action...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: English High Court Confirms That India’s Ratification of the New York Convention Was Not a Waiver of Its Sovereign...

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The threshold for challenging awards and their enforcement in the UK remains high, a key reason why London remains one of the busiest arbitration venues in the world and a key jurisdiction for the enforcement of arbitral...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

English High Court Clarifies Sovereign Immunity: Ratification of New York Convention Not a Waiver

English High Court determines that ratification of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards does not constitute prior written agreement to waive sovereign immunity....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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Client Alert: The Yukos Saga Continues: English Court of Appeal Rejects Russian Plea of Sovereign Immunity

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As all eyes focus on peace talks and the future of the Russia/Ukraine conflict, Russia recently suffered another defeat in the long running Yukos saga, with the English Court of Appeal confirming that Russia could not invoke...more

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D.C. Court Of Appeals Reverses Dismissal Against Czech Republic, Finding Jurisdiction Under New York Convention

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In a divided opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed a district court ruling that dismissed a case against the Czech Republic on jurisdictional grounds. The Appeals Court revived the case, finding the...more

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