26 September 2023 ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION IN FAVOUR OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENT BREACHED BY INTERVENTION IN ITALIAN COURT PROCEEDINGS
In LLC Eurochem North-West 2 v Tecnimont SPA and LLC MT Russia,(1) the Court of...
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26 September 2023 BELGIUM’S SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS DECADES-OLD PRECEDENT AND ALLOWS DISPUTES ABOUT THE TERMINATION OF EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS TO BE SETTLED BY ARBITRATION
In a decision rendered on 7 April 2023 in the Thibelo case, the Belgian Supreme...
26 September 2023 THE RULING OF THE DUBAI COURT OF CASSATION IN CASE NO. 1514 OF 2022: THREE KEY PROCEDURAL TAKEAWAYS
In a recent ruling of 8 June 2023 in Case No. 1514 of 2022, the...
26 September 2023 NINTH CIRCUIT BROADLY CONSTRUES EXEMPTION TO FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT
The Ninth Circuit recently issued an opinion that signals some movement in the direction away...
26 September 2023 THE MULTIPLE ROLES OF THE UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS IN ARBITRATION
The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (“UNIDROIT”), itself set up in 1926...
26 September 2023 CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT HOLDS PLAINTIFFS REQUIRED TO ARBITRATE INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL ACT (“PAGA”) CLAIMS MAINTAIN STANDING FOR REPRESENTATIVE PAGA CLAIMS IN COURT—BUT REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS SHOULD BE STAYED PENDING RESOLUTION OF INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS IN ARBITRATION
The California Supreme Court recently rejected the U.S. Supreme Court’s interpretation of standing under the...
26 September 2023 NEW GREEK LAW ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
In February 2023, the Greek parliament voted and promulgated Law No. 5016/2023 on international commercial...
26 September 2023 PREVENTING PAYMENT UNDER A LETTER OF CREDIT: IRISH HIGH COURT REFUSES INJUNCTION IN RARE APPLICATION TO RESTRAIN PAYMENT IN AID OF AN INTENDED ARBITRATION
Irish High Court refuses injunction restraining a bank from paying out under a letter of...
26 September 2023 SILICON VALLEY ARBITRATION & MEDIATION CENTER PUBLISHES DRAFT GUIDELINES ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
As artificial intelligence (“AI”) continues to revolutionize industries around the world, its impact on international...
26 September 2023 THE ENGLISH HIGH COURT DETERMINES THAT A CALIFORNIAN ARBITRAL AWARD IS NOT ENFORCEABLE IN THE UK
On 14 July 2023, the English High Court denied the enforcement of an arbitral award...