Topic: Provisional measures
Cayman courts can enforce provisional awards
A Cayman court has confirmed for the first time that foreign interim awards made in a New York Convention state can be enforced in the same way as final awards.
13 February 2023
GE settles Algerian power plant dispute
General Electric and its Greek partner have settled an ICC arbitration with an Algerian state-owned entity over a US$234 million power plant project that gave rise to interim measures enforced in the New York courts.
25 January 2023
UK judge rejects apparent bias challenge in power dispute
A UK judge has refused to disqualify three arbitrators from a US$500 million power supply dispute that has led to allegations of fraud, while taking issue with the view that the UNCITRAL rules permit interim remedies to be granted in the form of an award.
18 October 2022
Greenland avoids interim measures in mining dispute
An Australian company bringing an arbitration against Greenland over a uranium mining ban has failed to get interim measures to restrain the island country from making a final decision on its bid for an exploitation licence.
26 September 2022
How a Nigerian steel saga settled after 14 years
More details have emerged about a multibillion-dollar ICC dispute that is said to have paralysed Nigeria’s steel industry for 14 years before the parties agreed to settle for a significantly reduced sum.
09 September 2022
GE enforces interim measures in Algerian power plant dispute
General Electric has persuaded a New York state court to enforce interim measures granted by an ICC tribunal against an Algerian state-owned entity in a dispute over a US$234 million power plant project.
28 April 2022
ICJ orders Russia to suspend military operations in Ukraine
The International Court of Justice has ordered Russia to immediately suspend military operations against Ukraine while it considers allegations they are in breach of a convention against genocide – with the Russian and Chinese judges on the court dissenting.
16 March 2022
Ukraine instructs Covington for ICJ claim against Russia
Ukraine has retained Covington & Burling as it launches a new claim at the International Court of Justice accusing Russia of using false claims of “genocide” to justify its invasion of the country.
28 February 2022
Freezing injunctions against non-signatories in the BVI
Peter Ferrer of Harneys considers a recent British Virgin Islands freezing injunction granted in aid of a foreign arbitration against non-signatories and how it departs from English principles.
25 February 2022
Uniper asks ICSID panel to enjoin German proceedings
German energy group Uniper has asked an ICSID tribunal to restrain the Dutch government from pursuing anti-arbitration proceedings in the German courts.
07 December 2021