In an interesting decision, the English Commercial Court dismissed an application brought by Colin Reen and K.M. Dastur Holdings Limited (the “Applicants”), who were the defendants in several…
A foreign arbitral award that provides for a payment obligation that is contrary to EU sanctions violates public order pursuant to Article V(2)(b) of the New York Convention and thus cannot be…
On 3 January 2025, the Constitutional Court of Indonesia (“Constitutional Court”) issued Decision No. 100/PUU-XXII/2024 ("Decision 100") which declared certain wording in Law No. 30 of 1999…
In SpaceCom v Wateen Telecom, SpaceCom applied to the Lahore High Court (the “LHC”) for recognition and enforcement of awards rendered by a DIFC-LCIA tribunal (the “Tribunal”) under the Recognition…
What had to be a simple touch-and-go on the Curaçao, Caribbean airport for Venezuelan airline Albatros (officially named Alianza Glancelot C.A., “Albatros”) became a longer-term storage exercise of…
The recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Pakistan has been a subject of significant legal scrutiny and development. The Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently issued a landmark…
The Territorial Reservation under Article 1(III) of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 1958 (“Convention”) presents an interesting conundrum…
The pro-enforcement presumption is now well-established in Pakistan, where the doctrine continues to be regularly tested before the Pakistani courts. This blog post analyzes the latest developments…
This post provides a recap of notable arbitration-related developments in France in 2023. Far from being an exhaustive account, it focuses on French court decisions in the areas identified below…
