Region: United Kingdom
UK court rules India’s immunity not precluded by New York Convention
The Commercial Court in London has ruled that India’s ratification of the New York Convention is not in itself a waiver of sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of the English courts in an action to enforce a US$194 million investment treaty award.
22 April 2025
Nigerian LNG producer loses appeal over indemnity order
The Court of Appeal in London has upheld an UNCITRAL award requiring a Nigerian affiliate of Shell to indemnify a trader for hundreds of millions of dollars in arbitral debts caused by its failure to deliver supplies of liquified natural gas.
16 April 2025
UK sanctions agency issues general licence for arbitration costs
The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has issued a general licence allowing payments to arbitrators and arbitral institutions from parties subject to the country’s Russia and Belarus sanctions regimes.
16 April 2025
UniCredit fails to overturn Gazprom’s Russian injunctions
A Russian court has upheld injunctions obtained by a Gazprom affiliate in a long-running dispute with UniCredit over unpaid bonds that has led to conflicting decisions between the Russian and UK courts.
10 April 2025
Renaissance Capital loses bid to restrain Russian suits
The Court of Appeal in London has refused to restrain Russian litigation against entities linked to the Renaissance Capital group to enforce an LCIA arbitration clause, saying it had been “deliberately kept in the dark” about the relationship between the party seeking the injunction and the defendants in Russia.
10 April 2025
Fieldfisher promotes three
Fieldfisher has promoted Mehmet Baysan, Rebecca McKee and Elora Mukherjee to the partnership in London.
08 April 2025
Lenovo and Ericsson settle global patent dispute through arbitration
China’s Lenovo and Sweden’s Ericsson have agreed to drop litigation over licensing of cellular patents in various countries and resolve their remaining disputes through arbitration.
04 April 2025
Linklaters promotes in London
Alex Fawke, who specialises in disputes involving governments and public bodies, has been promoted to the partnership at Linklaters in London.
28 March 2025
A celebration of the new English act
An event in London hosted by the UK Ministry of Justice, the LCIA and the IDRC celebrated the passage into law of the new English arbitration act, described as “a labour of love” on the part of some present, and considered how it interacts with the latest version of the LCIA rules.
25 March 2025
Insolvent UK company files ECT claim against Kazakhstan
UPDATED: An insolvent UK oil and gas company has brought a long-threatened Energy Charter Treaty claim against Kazakhstan, seeking at least US$112 million over an alleged corporate raid on its local assets.
24 March 2025