Topic: Governing law and jurisdiction
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November 13, 2024
Our international arbitration team, in conjunction with Turkish law firm Pekin Bayar Mizrah, have written an article discussing the importance of specifying the governing law of an arbitration agreement and the approach taken by different courts to determining the governing law.
Supreme Court explains decision to uphold an anti-suit injunction in respect of foreign-seated arbitration
October 09, 2024
Our international arbitration team have written a briefing note discussing the Supreme Court’s decision in UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] UKSC 30.
Commercial Litigation Round-Up – Sep 2024
September 03, 2024
Catch up on important legal developments in the past 4 months
Court grants injunctive relief where Russian proceedings brought in breach of asymmetric jurisdiction clause
August 23, 2024
Discussing the recent judgment in Barclays Bank PLC v PJSC Sovcombank & Anor [2024] EWHC 1338 (Comm) where the High Court granted the Applicant a final anti-suit injunction and anti-enforcement injunction.
English Commercial Court upholds comity in refusing anti-anti-arbitration injunction against Malaysian proceedings
July 17, 2024
Discussing the recent decision of Euronav Shipping NV (Euronav) v Black Swan Petroleum DMCC (BSP) [2024] EWHC 986 (Comm), where the English Commercial Court underscored the role of comity in international disputes.
Commercial Litigation Round-Up – April 2024
April 30, 2024
A brief round-up of important recent cases, procedural developments and hot topics for businesses to help in-house counsel stay up to date.
English Court grants final anti-suit injunction in support of Paris seated ICC arbitration
March 08, 2024
Our litigation and disputes team have written a briefing note, discussing the recent English Court of Appeal judgment in Unicredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC.
International Arbitration Report: Issue 21 out now
February 15, 2024
The latest version of our International Arbitration Report produced by the global International Arbitration team has just been released.
Case review: non-assignment clauses and transferring the right to arbitrate by operation of law
January 17, 2024
The disputes team have written an article discussing an interesting recent Court of Appeal decision regarding non-assignment clauses
Court considers evidentiary standard for service out of the jurisdiction where permission not required
January 04, 2024
The High Court considered the evidentiary standard a party must satisfy when seeking to rely on Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 6.33(2B)(b) as the basis for serving a claim form out of the jurisdiction.