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Arbitration weekly highlights—20 February 2020

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Published on: 20 February 2020

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Table of contents

Arbitration under the AA 1996
Supreme Court—Micula—stay of enforcement of ICSID award
Court of Appeal—enforcement and sanctions
Anti-suit injunction
Freezing injunction
Investment treaty arbitration
Netherlands—Yukos—appeal of set aside decision
EU-Vietnam trade deal
International arbitration
Singapore—anti-suit Injunctions

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Article summary

This week's edition of Arbitration weekly highlights includes our coverage of: a UK Supreme Court decision lifting a stay of enforcement of an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration award; a Court of Appeal decision confirming the correct interpretation of the ‘no claims’ clause in Article 38 of Regulation 267/2012/EU in respect of an interest claim on an award; and, an eagerly-awaited decision of the Hague Court of Appeal reviving the awards issued to former shareholders of Yukos Oil Co in proceedings against Russia. All this, and more, in our weekly highlights.

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