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Arbitration

Eternity Sky Investments v Zhang: would-be consumer’s appeal on public policy matter backfires

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Adjudication, Arbitration, Mediation

Sense and violence: English courts reject offshore construction contractor’s $25 million indemnity insurance claim because its interpretation of the policy made no commercial sense and did violence to the language

In Technip v MedGulf, the English High Court and Court of Appeal dismissed a construction contractor’s $25 million (USD) indemnity insurance claim for damage...
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Arbitration

“Anchored to the contract” – UK Supreme Court concludes the MUR Shipping saga on force majeure and reasonable endeavours

The UK Supreme Court has overturned the judgment of the Court of Appeal in MUR Shipping, and held that a reasonable endeavours proviso in...
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Arbitration

CEO secrets: English High Court grants stay for arbitration in ÂŁ45 million conflict of interest proceedings

In NTT Limited & Others v Goodall1 the High Court granted a case management stay of proceedings in favour...
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Arbitration

It’s Time: How New Zealand can bring together Latin America and Asia

Is it time for work to begin again on the Southern Link project? Here, we identify the opportunities which have arisen since the easing...
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Arbitration

What are the implications of becoming a contracting state to the New York convention?

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Arbitration

Dipping its ‘cryptoes’ in the water: poor litigation strategy ruins a valid arbitration agreement

In Beltran, Julian Moreno and another v Terraform Labs Pte Ltd and others,[1] the Singapore High Court dismissed a cryptocurrency exchange’s application...
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Arbitration

Going for gold – Latest ruling from English Court of Appeal in tug of war over Venezuelan gold reserves

Deutsche Bank AG v Central Bank of Venezuela & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 742 is the latest instalment in the UK battle between two...
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Arbitration

Harman obligation released for documents from mining arbitration

The implied undertaking of confidentiality in Harman v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1983] 1 AC 280 not to use documents discovered...
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Arbitration

Serious irregularity standard in arbitration

In Cipla Limited v Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc [2023] EWHC 910, the English High Court has confirmed a high threshold exists for successful challenges to...
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Arbitration

Leave for second appeal declined in lease dispute arbitration

In The Gama Foundation v Fletcher Steel Limited [2023] NZCA 243, the Court of Appeal reiterated the strict New Zealand tests set out in...
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Arbitration

LinkedIn Lips Sink Ships: Singapore Court of Appeal finds India had already posted into the public domain

In a recent decision, The Republic of India v Deutsche Telkom AG [2023] SGCA(I) 4, the Singapore Court of Appeal helps...

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