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Arbitration weekly highlights—24 October 2019

Published on: 24 October 2019
Published by: LexisPSL
  • Arbitration weekly highlights—24 October 2019
  • In this issue:
  • Arbitration under the AA 1996
  • Challenges and appeals—consequential costs awards
  • Costs of enforcement proceedings
  • Institutional and ad hoc arbitration
  • Spain—combined institution—CIAM
  • PCA—new Latin American office
  • Investment treaty arbitration
  • Singapore—admission to appear—SICC
    • More...

Article summary

This week's edition of Arbitration weekly highlights includes: our coverage of a Chancery Division decision on whether a consequential costs award which followed the event stands where there has been a successful appeal against the underlying substantive award pursuant to section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996); the full analysis of a Commercial Court decision on the costs of enforcement proceedings, which included useful guidance on the meaning of AA 1996, s 103(2)(f) (suspension of an award by a competent court at the arbitral seat); and, news from Spain of the creation of a new arbitral institution combining the international business of three existing institutions and the expertise of the Bar Association of Madrid. All this, and more, in this week’s highlights. or take a trial to read the full analysis.

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