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Indian budget airline seeks to enforce emergency awards
An Indian low-cost airline has asked a Delaware court for the expedited confirmation of two emergency SIAC awards ordering a US manufacturer to supply spare engines, saying that without them it has been forced to file for bankruptcy.
03 May 2023
Swiss arbitrator goes solo
Pierre-Yves Tschanz, who was a partner at the recently disbanded Swiss firm Tavernier Tschanz, has established an independent arbitrator practice in Geneva.
02 May 2023
Repsol settles multibillion fraud dispute with Sinopec
Repsol says it has agreed a deal with China’s Sinopec to settle a long-running SIAC arbitration worth US$5.5 billion over the sale of a North Sea oil and gas venture – following partial awards in which the Spanish company was found liable for fraud.
02 May 2023
US sanctions agency gives nod to Venezuelan asset sale
The US government agency that administers economic sanctions has indicated it does not oppose the court-supervised auction of an interest in a US refinery business owned by Venezuela’s national oil and gas company PDVSA to pay the state’s creditors.
02 May 2023
Morgan Lewis team launches Frankfurt boutique
Sabine Konrad and two other lawyers have left Morgan Lewis & Bockius to set up their own boutique in Frankfurt.
02 May 2023
Australian judge joins chambers in London and Sydney
James Allsop AC has stepped down as Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia to join Atkin Chambers in London and Sydney Arbitration Chambers.
02 May 2023
New rules empower SCCA court
The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration has unveiled a new, revised set of rules which, among other things, empower its new court chaired by Jan Paulsson.
02 May 2023
Greek court enforces against Iranian state entity
The UAE’s Crescent Petroleum has obtained a ruling from a court in Greece enforcing its US$2.4 billion award against the National Iranian Oil Company.
28 April 2023
Chinese solar investor brings ECT claim against Italy
A Chinese solar panel producer is the latest renewables investor to bring an ICSID claim against Italy under the Energy Charter Treaty.
28 April 2023
Cuatrecasas promotes in Madrid
Cuatrecasas has promoted Lucía Montes Saralegui, who specialises in construction and infrastructure disputes, to the partnership in Madrid.
28 April 2023