Law: Arbitration Act 1996 (UK)
UK arbitration reforms not the answer to corruption, argues Bellamy
Lord Bellamy KC, the former UK justice minister who led efforts to reform the country’s arbitration act, has argued in a GAR Live keynote speech that the new bill should not address potential corruption in arbitral proceedings – warning against a “kneejerk reaction” to the P&ID case.
16 October 2024
UK Supreme Court gives reasons for Gazprom injunction
The UK Supreme Court has provided its reasons for upholding an anti-suit injunction restraining a Gazprom affiliate from pursuing litigation in Russia in breach of a Paris-seated ICC arbitration agreement.
18 September 2024
How does English law deal with an arbitration agreement when a party files a winding-up petition?
Radford Goodman and Greg Falkof of Mishcon de Reya in London consider a recent Privy Council decision refining English law’s approach to disputed winding-up petitions where there is an arbitration agreement between the parties.
03 September 2024
UK arbitration reforms will not address corruption
The UK’s new Labour government will not address issues of corruption in reforms to the country’s arbitration legislation despite the high-profile P&ID v Nigeria case – and has postponed reforms on litigation funding agreements until at least summer 2025.
22 August 2024
New UK government to press ahead with arbitration reforms
The newly-elected Labour government of the UK will press ahead with reforms to the country’s arbitration legislation, while the future of a bill affirming the enforceability of litigation funding agreements remains unclear.
17 July 2024
“Smoke signals”: Wolfson considers the future of London arbitration at LIDW
In a keynote at London International Disputes Week, Lord Wolfson KC considered the “smoke signals” of the challenges the city is facing as an arbitration hub – and the steps necessary to ensure it “keeps its crown”.
03 June 2024
Kosovo fails to overturn power plant award
The Commercial Court in London has upheld an ICC award ordering Kosovo to pay €20 million to a British company over a terminated power plant project near Pristina.
26 April 2024
Dublin’s post-Brexit craic
Ania Farren, partner in Fieldfisher's international arbitration team in the UK, and Killian O'Reilly, head of arbitration in Dublin, discuss the impact of Brexit and the growth of arbitration in the Irish market.
10 January 2024
UK Supreme Court allows Mozambique bribery suit to proceed
The UK Supreme Court has held that bribery claims brought by Mozambique in a US$2 billion suit against an Abu Dhabi shipbuilder don’t fall within the scope of Swiss-law arbitration agreements – the first time it has ruled on the stay provisions in the Arbitration Act 1996.
20 September 2023
Reactions to UK arbitration reform proposals
Practitioners in the UK have been reacting to the Law Commission’s final recommendations for reform of the English Arbitration Act 1996 – with most praising its “pragmatic” approach but some disappointed at its refusal to address discrimination in arbitrator appointments.
08 September 2023