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Arbitration

The treasure of the San José

An investor-State arbitration is currently underway between the Republic of Colombia and a US company over a 300-year-old shipwreck containing treasure estimated at $20...
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Hamilton Bridge
Arbitration

HAL in hot water: Tetchy comments and refusal to attend arbitration boils over in lease dispute

Yi Ming Investment Ltd (YMIL) terminated the lease of Hamilton Accommodation Ltd (HAL) due to alleged contractual breaches at the Ascot Motor Lodge in...
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Arbitration

Court found arbitrator’s jurisdiction could not be resuscitated after delivery of final award even when award was conditional – that parrot is no more!

The Singapore Court of Appeal found an arbitrator’s jurisdiction had come to an end and there was no implied reservation of jurisdiction in the...
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Arbitration

Hong Kong Court of First Instance weighs up status of interim injunction. Was it an award?

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Arbitration

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

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General

The parties began by playing cricket but then switched to baseball: English Court of Appeal decides whether reinsurance dispute should be heard in London or New York.

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General

Australian Hague Rules: party to shipping dispute rails against arbitration clause

In Carmichael Rail Network Pty Ltd v BBC Chartering Carriers GmbH & Co KG, [1] the High Court of Australia assessed whether...
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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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Arb-Med, General

ReSolution Wrap-Up – the latest in Asia-Pacific regional agreements

RCEP is growing and more countries are signing up to the Singapore Convention - Alex and Alice track some recent changes to international agreements...
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