On March 27, 2026, the German Hamm Higher Regional Court (“OLG Hamm”) referred questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) that go beyond the familiar terrain of Achmea and…
This post considers decisions concerning sovereign immunity as a defence to enforcement of investor-State awards under the ICSID Convention and the New York Convention on the Recognition and…
On 4 March 2026, the UK Supreme Court delivered its decision on the long-running, multi-jurisdictional case of Kingdom of Spain v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.à.r.l [2026] UKSC 9 (“ISL”). It…
Early into 2026, three superior courts decided whether a state's adherence to a multilateral convention waives its sovereign immunity at the enforcement stage. On 24 February 2026, the Singapore High…
Since 2022, the conventional wisdom among Western counsel has been that enforcing foreign arbitral awards in Russia is not worth attempting. That advice is often correct. But it is becoming imprecise…
The Dutch Arbitration Association will hold its annual conference, the Dutch Arbitration Day (“DAD”), on 18 June 2026. The DAD will take place in the H’ART Museum in Amsterdam and bring together…
In late March 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Petersen Energía Inversora S.A.U. v. Argentine Republic reversed a record-breaking $16.1 billion judgment against the Republic…
As global commercial centers compete for the title of “arbitration-friendly”, the competition is no longer just about geography, but about judicial consistency. In recent years, Türkiye has…
The impact of Russia-related sanctions on the enforcement of arbitral awards has previously been considered by courts across a number of jurisdictions, including the EU (see the discussion on the…
