The ICJ Searching for the Holy Grail
On 3 February 2021, the ICJ handed down its judgment on the preliminary objections in the Alleged Violations of the...
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CJEU Advocate General considers non-treaty based intra-EU ISDS in PL Holdings v Poland
In a recent opinion, the CJEU Advocate General Juliane Kokott (AG Kokott) considered the implications of the Achmea decision on...
The Yukos saga: Making sense of the English rules on stay of enforcement and security
The High Court decision in (1) Hulley Enterprises Limited, (2) Yukos Universal Limited, (3) Veteran Petroleum Limited v The Russian...
“Serious Irregularity” Challenge to Awards not to be Restrained by Formalism
The judgment of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (the “Privy Council”) in Therapy Beach...
Anti-suit injunctions after Brexit
Intra-EU anti-suit injunctions are prohibited under the Recast Brussels Regulation. Up until 31 December 2020, the position under English law...
London’s Discrete Edge in Its Quest to Become the Top Arbitration Seat
This article discusses section 69 of England's Arbitration Act as a party who has just lost an arbitration where a...
The Issue of Recognition in Ongoing Legal Battles between Nicolás Maduro & Juan Guaidó
Who is the current President of Venezuela? Governments, courts, and tribunals alike have repeatedly had to grapple with this question...
Courting Trouble: How to Interpret Conflicting Dispute Resolution Clause
In Helice Leasing S.A.S v PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) TBK EWHC 99 (Comm), the High Court of England and Wales...
English Court of Appeal Rules on Conflicts of Interest of Experts
In its recent decision in A Company v Secretariat Consulting Pte Ltd and others 4 WLR 20, the Court of...
Investment protection falls victim to Brexit – The analysis of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
This article does an analysis of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Digesting Enka v Chubb one month after the UK SC’s judgment: The key takeaway from a decision that will make its way into arbitration textbooks
This article discusses the key takeaways from the decision of Enka v Chubb that was made by the Supreme Court.
Vodafone: India’s first failed defence of taxation measures
The dispute between the Vodafone group and the Government of India witnessed yet another development; this time in the form...
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