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Global Enforcement And Asset Recovery Series - Series Article 2: Asset Disclosure

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In the context of asset recovery, a successful outcome largely depends on the ability of a claimant to garner sufficient disclosure of assets that are amenable to enforcement. This, in turn, explains why the powerful...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

No Consent on MFN: The Svea Court of Appeal Annuls the Award in Zaza Okuashvili v. Georgia

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In an important decision regarding the scope of Most-Favored-Nation (“MFN”) clauses in investment treaties, the Svea Court of Appeal on 12 November 2024 annulled the Partial Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility in Zaza...more

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The FCA’s Commitment to “test and Use” Its Powers Pays Off in FCA v Bluecrest Capital

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The recent decision by the Court of Appeal in FCA v BlueCrest Capital Management [2024] EWCA Civ 1125 reverses the Upper Tribunal’s decision in BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP v FCA [2023] UKUT 00140 (TCC) (which we...more

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Chambers Global Practice Guides - International Arbitration 2023 - England & Wales

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In 2023, the international arbitration landscape is dominated by macroeconomic factors. The inflationary pressures combined with price volatility and the use of sanctions by governments following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Arbitration Act Reforms and the Governing Law of Arbitration Agreements – A Welcome Clarification?

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On 6 September 2023, the Law Commission of England and Wales published its final report recommending some limited reforms to the Arbitration Act 1996 (“the Arbitration Act”).1 This final report follows a lengthy review...more

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Upper Tribunal Clarifies Limits on FCA’s Powers to Impose Single Firm Redress Schemes

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On 21 June 2023, the Upper Tribunal handed down its judgment in BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP v The Financial Conduct Authority [2023] UKUT 00140 (TCC). The case considers both the Upper Tribunal’s jurisdiction to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Law Commission of England & Wales Publishes Second Consultation Paper on the Arbitration Act 1996

In autumn last year, the Law Commission of England and Wales published its review of the U.K. Arbitration Act 1996 (the First Paper). We outlined some of the Law Commission’s proposals in the First Paper in our update from...more

King & Spalding

Arbitrating Premature Claims: An Issue of Admissibility

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The question of whether a party’s failure to comply with a mandatory step in a multi-tiered dispute resolution clause is an issue of “admissibility” or “jurisdiction” was a hot topic in the international arbitration sphere...more

Hogan Lovells

Appeals and challenges under the Arbitration Act 1996: Not so appealing anymore?

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It is well-recognised that an advantage of London-seated arbitration is the limited grounds on which an arbitration award may be challenged or appealed in the English courts. ...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

International Arbitration Newsletter - October 2016

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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

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Court Refuses to Grant Declaratory Relief in an Arbitration

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A recent Commercial Court case emphasises the limitations on court intervention in arbitration, and demonstrates that parties must think carefully about when and how to raise jurisdictional issues. In HC Trading Malta...more

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