10/21/2025 12:50:35 PM The English courts strictly enforce contractually agreed time limits to challenge a US$ 324 million award By Florence Murphy Heidi Walsh In Eronat v CNPC & Cliveden, the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s decision that the term “rendered” in the arbitration clause...
6/26/2025 10:34:11 AM The Arbitration Act 2025: Modernizing Arbitration in England and Wales By Luke Barden de Lacroix Maya Bhat Every year, over 5,000 domestic and international arbitrations take place in England and Wales, generating more than £2.5 billion...
9/11/2024 10:17:18 AM Arbitration Bill: The Government responds to concerns – indicates the Bill will be progressed in its current form By Krisha Jethani Alix Pery When the general election was called to take place on 4 July 2024, arbitration-watchers wondered if that might see the Arbitration Bill...
7/11/2024 9:10:35 AM Sian v Halimeda - Privy Council decides on the boundaries between Insolvency and Arbitration By Rebecca Stratton In a significant decision that will impact both creditors and debtors alike, the Privy Council (on appeal from the British Virgin...
6/26/2024 2:30:07 PM David vs Goliath? Contractual Disputes Involving States - Experience from Africa By Boniswa Dzere On 6 June 2024, Howard Kennedy and 3VB hosted a panel event focusing on disputes involving African states and state-owned entities as...
10/2/2023 5:46:28 PM Reaching too FFAR? An update on the implementation of new agent regulations proposed by FIFA. By Joel Leigh Background On the 16th of December 2022, the FIFA Council introduced and approved the FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFAR) due to...
6/22/2023 12:48:37 PM Eurafric: Commercial Court considers the impact of parallel Nigerian Court proceedings on English enforcement of arbitral awards By Arish Bharucha It is not unusual for parties to Nigerian disputes to face proceedings in Nigeria in parallel to any arbitration or enforcement...
3/27/2023 3:32:51 PM Toffees Face Regulatory Heat: The Premier League refers Everton Football Club to an Independent Commission By Joel Leigh On Monday 6 February, news of alleged breaches and subsequent charges, brought by the Premier League against Manchester City, radiated...
10/19/2022 9:56:35 PM Time for change: The Law Commission's review of the Arbitration Act 1996 By Luke Barden de Lacroix The Law Commission has recently undertaken a review of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act) which came into force over 25 years ago to...
2/23/2022 3:25:26 PM State immunity and the impact of commercial transactions By Howard Kennedy We recently took a look at the case of General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd v State of Libya [2021] UKSC 22 and the further hurdle imposed...
9/29/2021 11:14:02 AM Enforcing arbitral awards against a State – a further hurdle By Howard Kennedy Part of the success of arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism is surely down to the relative ease of enforcing arbitral awards...
9/6/2020 12:00:00 AM English Commercial Court allows Nigeria to challenge P&ID award – and finds "strong case" of corruption and fraud By Arish Bharucha Summary 4 September 2020: Sir Ross Cranston, sitting in the Commercial Court in London, has made an extraordinary order granting...