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USA—Fourth Circuit overrules stay of Section 1782 application (Servotronics v The Boeing Company)

USA—Fourth Circuit overrules stay of Section 1782 application (Servotronics v The Boeing Company)

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USA—Tenth Circuit affirms award in gold mine control dispute (Goldgroup Resources v DynaResource)

USA—Tenth Circuit affirms award in gold mine control dispute (Goldgroup Resources v DynaResource)

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USA—stay of Section 1782 application pending Supreme Court decision (In re: Application of Servotronics)

USA—stay of Section 1782 application pending Supreme Court decision (In re: Application of Servotronics)

The following Arbitration news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on USA—stay of Section 1782 application pending Supreme Court decision (In re: Application of Servotronics)

Delhi High Court’s verdict on enforceability of emergency awards in India (Amazon v Future Coupons)

Delhi High Court’s verdict on enforceability of emergency awards in India (Amazon v Future Coupons)

The following Arbitration news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Delhi High Court’s verdict on enforceability of emergency awards in India (Amazon v Future Coupons)

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Arbitration agreements—definition, purpose and interpretation

Arbitration agreements—definition, purpose and interpretation

This Practice Note considers the nature and scope of arbitration agreements with a particular focus on arbitration agreements pursuant to the law of...

Ad hoc arbitration—an introduction to the key features of ad hoc arbitration

Ad hoc arbitration—an introduction to the key features of ad hoc arbitration

An ad hoc arbitration is any arbitration in which the parties have not selected an institution to administer the arbitration. This offers parties...

Law of the arbitration proceedings—curial law or lex arbitri (England and Wales)

Law of the arbitration proceedings—curial law or lex arbitri (England and Wales)

This Practice Note considers the law governing the procedural law of arbitration proceedings (the curial law or lex arbitri) and how it is determined...

A quick guide to the arbitration process

A quick guide to the arbitration process

This Practice Note provides a quick guide to the arbitration process while recognising that there is no set framework or order for arbitration...

Practice notes

Institutional arbitration—an introduction to the key features of institutional arbitration

What is institutional arbitration?An institutional arbitration is one that is administered by an institution agreed upon by the parties and conducted...
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Produced in partnership with Simmons & Simmons LLP 12th Jan
Practice notes

Umbrella clauses in investment treaty arbitration

What is an umbrella clause?An umbrella clause (known also as an umbrella agreement or an observance of undertakings clause) is a provision in a...
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Produced in partnership with Ben Sanderson 12th Jan
Practice notes

Arbitrability in international arbitration

It is considered a general principle that arbitration may be used to resolve almost any type of claim or dispute concerning legal rights. This has...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

The seat of the arbitration

This Practice Note considers the key concept of the seat of an arbitration, with a particular focus on the law of England and Wales and Northern...
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Produced in partnership with Peter McQueen 12th Jan
Practice notes

SCC Rules (2017)—introduction and structure

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Many arbitral organisations have responded to the coronavirus pandemic with practical guidance and/or changes to their usual...
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Produced in partnership with Vinge 12th Jan
Precedents

Redfern schedule—arbitration

Example Redfern scheduleSet out below is an example of a Redfern schedule of the type commonly used for the exchange of requests for documentation...
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Produced in partnership with Simmons & Simmons LLP 12th Jan
Practice notes

Arbitration—an introduction to the key features of arbitration

This Practice Note provides an introduction to arbitration and its key features, with a particular focus on arbitration under the law of England and...
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Produced in partnership with Simmons & Simmons LLP 12th Jan
Practice notes

Arbitral awards—types and requirements

Note: some of the guidance in this Practice Note was developed from content originally produced in partnership with CMS.This Practice Note considers...
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Produced in partnership with Farrer & Co 12th Jan
Practice notes

Maritime arbitration—an introduction

Maritime arbitration is a recognised branch of dispute resolution in international trade and commerce.Maritime affairs to which consensually agreed...
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Produced in partnership with Peter McQueen 12th Jan
Practice notes

Revised ICC Arbitration Rules for 1 January 2012 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.The International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Rules 2012 are referred to as...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Investment treaty arbitration—an introduction

STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is being reviewed in light of the 5 May 2020 agreement by most EU Member States to terminate their intra-EU bilateral...
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Produced in partnership with Joe Tirado, Partner of Garrigues UK LLP and Elisa Vicente, Senior Associate of J&A Garrigues, S. L. P. 12th Jan
Practice notes

Hong Kong—example arbitration clauses

This Practice Note provides examples of two arbitration clauses or agreements (one for ad hoc arbitration and one for arbitration administered by the...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

International arbitration—an introduction to the key features of international arbitration

This Practice Note provides an introduction to some of the key features of international arbitration. Practice Note: Arbitration—an introduction to...
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Produced in partnership with Thirty Nine Essex Street 12th Jan
Practice notes

Arbitration agreements—the doctrine of separability (England and Wales)

This Practice Note considers the doctrine of separability under the law of England and Wales (England and English are used as shorthand throughout)....
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9th Nov
Practice notes

International arbitration—key differences between international and domestic arbitration

In many jurisdictions, there are relatively few substantive differences between pursuing international arbitration or domestic arbitration...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Partial awards in arbitration

Parties to an arbitration may wish to make an application to the arbitral tribunal for an award to be made on a specific issue that forms part of the...
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Produced in partnership with CMS 12th Jan

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Practice notes

AA 1996—challenging and appealing arbitral awards in the English court

Grounds of challenge or appeal against arbitration awardsAn arbitral award can be challenged or appealed under the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996) only...
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19th Apr
Practice notes

AA 1996—challenging the award on grounds of serious irregularity (s 68)

AA 1996, s 68—what does the section provide?A party to arbitration proceedings may (on notice to the other parties and to the tribunal) apply to the...
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12th Apr
Practice notes

Challenging and appealing arbitral awards in Australia

This Practice Note considers challenges and appeals to international and domestic arbitral awards in Australia.The relevant legislative frameworkThe...
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Produced in partnership with Leon Chung (Partner) and Mitchell Dearness (Solicitor) of Herbert Smith Freehills 8th Apr
Practice notes

AA 1996—challenging the award—serious irregularity—award obtained by fraud or contrary to public policy (s 68)

This Practice Note deals with serious irregularity challenges where an arbitral award is obtained by fraud or the award or the way in which it was...
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1st Apr
Practice notes

AA 1996—challenging the award—categories of serious irregularity (s 68)

A party to arbitration proceedings may (on notice to the other parties and to the tribunal) apply to the English and Welsh courts challenging an award...
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1st Apr
Practice notes

AA 1996—service of arbitration claims within, and out of, the jurisdiction

This Practice Note considers how to serve an arbitration claim form issued in the courts of England and Wales (England and English are used as for...
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Produced in partnership with Vivek Kapoor, 39 Essex Chambers 1st Apr
Practice notes

AA 1996—starting arbitration claims in court

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, ‘business as usual’ service in the courts of England and Wales may not be...
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1st Apr
Practice notes

AA 1996—time for bringing challenges and appeals, exhaustion of other arbitral processes and extensions of time

This Practice Note considers the statutory time limits for bringing challenges and appeals in respect of arbitral awards before the English and Welsh...
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1st Apr
Practice notes

AA 1996—appealing the award—leave to appeal (s 69)

This Practice Note considers how to apply for leave to appeal (or permission to appeal) an arbitration award on a point (or question) of law to the...
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Produced in partnership with Leigh-Ann Mulcahy QC and Tetyana Nesterchuk of Fountain Court Chambers 1st Apr
Practice notes

AA 1996—challenging jurisdiction by non-participation (s 72)

Grounds for challenging jurisdiction by non–participation—AA 1996, s 72Pursuant to section 72 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996), a party who takes...
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Produced in partnership with Latham & Watkins 1st Apr
Practice notes

AA 1996—challenging substantive jurisdiction post-award (s 67)

This Practice Note considers the ability of parties to arbitral proceedings to challenge awards on grounds of lack of substantive jurisdiction before...
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1st Apr
Practice notes

AA 1996—appealing the award—questions of law versus questions of fact

Appealing arbitral awards on points of lawSection 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996) provides that parties to an arbitration seated in London...
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Produced in partnership with King & Spalding LLP and Leigh-Ann Mulcahy QC and Tetyana Nesterchuk of Fountain Court Chambers 1st Apr
Practice notes

AA 1996—appealing the award—appealing on a point of law (s 69)

This Practice Note considers appeals against arbitral awards on points (or questions) of law before the courts of England and Wales pursuant to...
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Produced in partnership with Leigh-Ann Mulcahy QC and Tetyana Nesterchuk of Fountain Court Chambers 31st Mar
Practice notes

Challenging arbitral jurisdiction and anti-suit injunctions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Arbitration is a popular dispute resolution mechanism in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and this is reflected in the UAE courts’ deference towards...
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Produced in partnership with Sholto Hanvey and Nazanin Aleyaseen of K&L Gates 17th Mar
Practice notes

Challenging arbitral awards in China

Under the laws of the People’s Republic China (PRC), a party to an arbitration may apply to a PRC court to challenge or set aside an arbitral award....
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Produced in partnership with Arthur Dong and Alex Yuan of AnJie Law Firm 12th Mar
Practice notes

Challenging and appealing arbitral awards in France

In France, there are possibilities for setting aside both domestic and international arbitral awards but only domestic awards are subject to appeal....
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Produced in partnership with Agathe Fortin of Dechert and Xavier Nyssen of Dechert 9th Mar
Practice notes

Challenging arbitral awards in Austria

This Practice Note considers challenging (setting aside) arbitral awards under Austrian law.Note: The decisions of the Austrian Supreme Court...
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Produced in partnership with Dr Andreas Reiner and Tamara Manasijevic of ARP (Vienna) 9th Mar
Practice notes

Post-award remedies under the arbitration rules of major arbitral institutions and those of UNCITRAL

This Practice Note considers the limited grounds on which a party to international arbitration proceedings may apply for the correction, review and...
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Produced in partnership with Jonathan Lim of WilmerHale 5th Mar
Practice notes

AA 1996—security in the amount of the award (s 70(7))

Challenges and appeals for error of law against arbitral awards to the court under sections 67, 68 and 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996) have...
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Produced in partnership with King & Spalding 26th Feb
Practice notes

Hong Kong—appealing arbitral awards on questions of law—general procedure

This Practice Note sets out the general procedure for applying for leave to appeal an arbitral award to the Hong Kong court on a question of law where...
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22nd Feb

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Drafting the particulars of claim and reply

This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your matter is proceeding, you may also need to be mindful of additional provisions—see further below.You should also consider if the proceedings will be

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Quia timet injunctions

What is quia timet relief?Injunctions are generally awarded where a party has already suffered a wrong. For guidance on injunctions generally, see Practice Note: Injunctions—guiding principles. However, an injunction may be sought before a party's rights have been infringed on the basis that they

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Involuntary manslaughter

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Third party rights—the common law doctrine of privity of contract

This Practice Note discusses the common law doctrine of privity of contract; the equitable and statutory exceptions to it; how the doctrine affects enforcing a contract against a third party and what happens when, notwithstanding the lack of privity, a contract has an indirect effect on a third