Region: United Kingdom
Gonin 60 seconds: barrister heads to Brick Court
Barrister Emilie Gonin, who is acting in ICSID claims against Panama and Romania, has left Doughty Street Chambers to join Brick Court Chambers in London.
06 January 2022
Court finds Kazakhstan bound by Soviet treaty
A UK court has ruled that a US$917 million arbitration against Kazakhstan can proceed after all, finding that an eminent UNCITRAL tribunal was distracted by “irrelevant material” when it found the state was not bound by an investment treaty signed by the former Soviet Union.
04 January 2022
Russian and Italian banks win round of oil services dispute
An English court has upheld a US$43 million LCIA award in favour of Russia’s Gazprombank and its Italian partner in an oil services venture while refusing to disqualify the arbitrators from related arbitrations.
14 December 2021
Contempt case against Deripaska revived on appeal
The Court of Appeal in London has ruled that former Russian deputy finance minister Vladimir Chernukhin can proceed with his bid to have Oleg Deripaska committed to prison for contempt of court – also finding that a judge’s criticism of Clifford Chance arbitration partner Marie Berard “may not have been fair”.
30 November 2021
Law Commission to review UK's 1996 Act
The Law Commission of England and Wales has announced it will conduct a review of the 1996 Arbitration Act to ensure English law remains the “gold standard” for international arbitration.
30 November 2021
The art of attention: new approaches to witness evidence
One year after the ICC’s report on the accuracy of fact witness memory, Simon Hems and Chloe Steele of McGuireWoods consider what international arbitration practitioners can learn from recent changes to the way witness statements are prepared for litigation in England and Wales.
15 November 2021
Dismantling intra-EU investment arbitration: an opportunity for London
The EU is undermining the rule of law by systemically dismantling the investment treaty arbitration system between member states but this represents a “unique opportunity” for London, said panellists at GAR Live London.
11 November 2021
UK bill proposes arbitration scheme for covid rent disputes
A newly published UK bill aims to establish a binding arbitration process for commercial landlords and tenants who fail to reach an agreement on rent arrears caused by coronavirus.
11 November 2021
Spain and France escape lawsuits in oil spill saga
The Court of Appeal in London has blocked an insurance club from pursuing litigation against Spain and France over their failure to comply with awards relating to an oil spill in the Atlantic 19 years ago – but related arbitrations brought by the club will proceed.
09 November 2021
1MDB not too late to challenge Abu Dhabi settlement
The Commercial Court in London has ruled that Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB is not too late to challenge a multibillion-dollar arbitral settlement with an Abu Dhabi government-owned entity that it alleges was intended to cover up a massive fraud.
04 November 2021