Region: United Kingdom
Manchester City loses appeal over transparency in financial probe
Football club Manchester City has failed to block publication of arbitration-related court rulings shedding light on the English Premier League’s still-pending investigation of its financial dealings.
22 July 2021
Suez gets eco park dispute sent to LCIA
A UK court has ruled that a claim against France’s Suez over delays in the construction of a £103 million “eco park” for waste processing in southeast England should be heard in LCIA arbitration.
19 July 2021
Brazilian miner’s claim against Steinmetz entities can proceed
The Court of Appeal in London has ruled that an LCIA award does not preclude Brazil’s Vale from bringing a US$500 million claim against entities beneficially owned by Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz to claw back some of the proceeds of a rescinded mining deal in Guinea.
16 July 2021
Expert firms settle feud over Glassdoor review
Atlanta-headquartered Secretariat has withdrawn a US litigation against rival expert witness firm HKA over a fake employee review on the website Glassdoor.
13 July 2021
Shell can pursue claim over Thai customs services
A London court has upheld an LCIA award allowing Shell to proceed with a claim against a German government-owned logistics company over customs services for gasoline imported to Thailand.
13 July 2021
Cairn freezes Indian property in Paris
Scotland’s Cairn Energy says it has frozen more than €20 million worth of Parisian properties owned by India as it seeks to enforce an investment treaty award worth more than US$1.7 billion.
08 July 2021
Sberbank escapes conspiracy claims in London
The Commercial Court in London has refused to hear conspiracy claims worth US$300 million against Russia’s largest bank – a dispute over an insolvent refinery that has also given rise to an LCIA arbitration.
08 July 2021
Pakistani province’s corruption challenge blocked in London
An English court has blocked the Pakistani province of Balochistan from pleading corruption allegations in a challenge to an ICC partial award won by an Australian mining venture – a dispute that has already given rise to a US$5.9 billion ICSID award.
06 July 2021
UK Supreme Court clarifies rules of service on foreign states
The UK Supreme Court has held that enforcement proceedings against foreign states must be served via diplomatic channels, overturning a ruling that said civil unrest and political instability in Libya meant formal service could be dispensed with.
28 June 2021
Arnold & Porter recruits from Volterra Fietta
Álvaro Nistal, a public international lawyer who recently helped Nigeria to defeat a multi-billion-dollar ICSID claim, has left Volterra Fietta to become counsel at Arnold & Porter in London.
28 June 2021
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