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Arbitration analysis: The defendant (Eurotel) brought claims in Russia as the assignee of rights under contracts with the claimant (Maxam). Maxam...
Arbitration analysis: On 17 February 2026, the Paris Court of Appeal dismissed Romania’s application to set aside the ICC award rendered in favour of...
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has updated its IIA Navigator database to include at least 44 new international investment...
The SCC Arbitration Institute, in collaboration with the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC), will host a webinar on the role of...
Ad hoc arbitration—an introduction to the key features of ad hoc arbitrationAn ad hoc arbitration is any arbitration in which the parties have not...
Institutional arbitration—an introduction to the key features of institutional arbitrationWhat is institutional arbitration?An institutional...
International arbitration—key differences between international and domestic arbitrationSTOP PRESS: This Practice Note is currently Under Review in...
Law of the arbitration proceedings—curial law or lex arbitri (England and Wales)STOP PRESS: This Practice Note has been updated in light of the new...
Maritime arbitration—an introductionMaritime arbitration is a recognised branch of dispute resolution in international trade and commerce.Maritime affairs to which consensually agreed dispute resolution may apply arise from the diversity of activity concerning the affairs of the sea: the financing,
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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