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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

English Arbitration Act 2025 – Bill Becomes Law

The long-awaited Arbitration Act 2025 (the “2025 Act”) finally received Royal Assent on 24 February 2025, paving the way for significant refinement of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the “1996 Act”) and the conduct of arbitration...more

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The Prestige saga - clarifications on enforcement and State immunity from injunctions

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In the latest decision in the Prestige saga, the English Court of Appeal has made two notable findings: it has refused to enforce a Spanish judgment on the basis that it would be contrary to public policy because it conflicts...more

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Immunity objections to registration of ICSID awards rejected

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The English Court of Appeal has rejected Spain’s and Zimbabwe’s appeals against orders registering arbitration awards made against them pursuant to the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Registration of ICSID Awards in the UK: Normal Service Resumed

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The English Court of Appeal has clarified the position regarding the interaction between the UK’s State Immunity Act 1978 (the SIA) and the Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1966 (the “1966 Act”) (which...more

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UK Court of Appeal declines to modify diplomatic immunity rules, upholding immunity of the President of Mozambique

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In February 2024, the Court of Appeal of England & Wales upheld a September 2023 decision of the Commercial Court in The Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International And Others (No.10), finding that: (1) the President...more

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The Arbitration Act 2024: an Aggregation of Marginal Gains

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The Law Commission of England and Wales has concluded its review of the Arbitration Act 1996. In our International Arbitration Survey 2022, we canvased views on the potential areas for reform of the Act....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Policing the Digital Space - New Rules Require Platforms to Take Responsibility for Users’ Content

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Since the emergence of the Internet, under current European Union rules, services that host user-generated or user-contributed content have enjoyed legal immunity from liability, provided they take down unlawful content once...more

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Through the wire – the SFO’s plan to obtain evidence using informants

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An informant is sent into the midst of a criminal gang. He is wearing a concealed device, crudely taped to his chest. Law enforcement agents listen in from the back of an unmarked van parked inconspicuously nearby hoping to...more

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Landmark decision suggests a tough approach by the FCA to information exchange and its enforcement of competition law in the UK

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In a landmark decision on 21 February 2019 (the "Decision"), marking the first use of its enforcement powers under the Competition Act 1998 ("CA 1998"), the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") imposed fines on three asset...more

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Deferred Prosecution Agreements 5 Years On – the Americanisation of UK Corporate Crime Enforcement

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Five years ago, in the spring of 2014, Deferred Prosecution Agreements ('DPAs') were first introduced in the UK through the Crime and Courts Act 2013 ('CCA').1 Since then, the Serious Fraud Office ('SFO') has concluded four...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Diplomatic Immunity Denied by the UK Supreme Court in Domestic Servant Case

In Reyes v. Al-Malki decided on 18 October 2017, the UK Supreme Court held that a former foreign diplomatic agent is not entitled to immunity from civil jurisdiction in employment proceedings brought by a domestic servant who...more

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

EU & Competition Law Update - February 2016

EU and national leniency applications independent rules ECJ - On the 20 January 2016, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down its ruling on a preliminary reference made by the Italian Council of State on the...more

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