Work Area: Enforcement and set-aside

A Luxembourg company has applied to revive a US$763 million ICDR claim against US oil field services group Baker Hughes over a project to build a pair of small-scale liquefied natural gas plants in Nigeria.

26 February 2021

A Swiss court has upheld an ICC award requiring the National Iranian Gas Company to pay over €1.5 billion to a Turkmen state entity, dismissing arguments that US sanctions make payment impossible.

25 February 2021

An affiliate of an aircraft leasing company has asked a US Court to enforce an ICC award worth US$90 million against the directors of the company named in the award – accusing them of fraudulently transferring assets out of the jurisdiction to evade payment.

25 February 2021

Guatemala has applied to annul an ICSID award on the basis of Bulgarian arbitrator Stanimir Alexandrov's alleged failure to disclose ties with an expert witness – a year after Spain successfully annulled an award based on similar allegations.

24 February 2021

A US appeals court has upheld an American Arbitration Association award that requires the Seneca Nation of Indians to pay over US$1 billion in casino revenues to the State of New York over the next few years.

24 February 2021

The US Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear Petrobras’s appeal against the confirmation of an ICDR award that required it to pay an offshore drilling company for terminating a contract allegedly procured through bribery.

23 February 2021

The ICC has refused to disqualify three arbitrators who issued a US$265 million award in favour of the Panama Canal Authority, ruling that their alleged failure to disclose certain professional relationships did not call their impartiality into question.

19 February 2021

The Singapore Court of Appeal has upheld an award on liability that led to a Manila gaming resort owner being ordered to pay US$296 million to a Las Vegas casino operator – rejecting allegations that the successful party and its counsel fraudulently misled the tribunal.

19 February 2021

A California court has ruled that a dispute involving drinks company Monster Energy can return to JAMS – rejecting arguments that the arbitral institution showed bias when it asked the US Supreme Court to clarify disclosure requirements for arbitrators.

19 February 2021

The Spanish Constitutional Court has reinstated an annulled award in a €600 million inheritance battle between relatives of a prominent deceased aristocrat – setting a high standard for the review of arbitral awards on public policy grounds.

18 February 2021