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UK says NY Convention doesn’t kill sovereign immunity

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Published on: 24 April 2025
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Law360, London: Ratifying the New York Convention isn't enough to strip away a state's right to plead sovereign immunity in a later dispute over a contract that might be subject to the convention's rules, a London court has ruled.

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