Introduction
Procedural fairness is a fundamental principle in international commercial arbitration, which ensures that parties have a fair opportunity to present their case. The 1958 New York…
The Lahore High Court’s recent judgment in SpaceCom International, LLC v Wateen Telecom Ltd 2024 LHC 5494 (“SpaceCom”) is a landmark pronouncement that seeks to establish a balanced and principled…
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…
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 Public Policy Exception as an Unruly Horse
There is an ongoing quest for a uniform application of the New York Convention. However, the interpretation of the exceptions to enforcement still…
