Region: England
Korean creditor seeks to restrain award recognition in Pakistan
The Court of Appeal in London is being urged to restrain “pre-emptive” recognition proceedings in Pakistan brought by an LCIA award debtor that is seeking to have parts of the award declared unenforceable.
17 March 2025
Turner to join 39 Essex
Peter Turner KC is retiring from the partnership at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer after 27 years to join 39 Essex Chambers in London.
03 May 2024
LCIA panel upholds Russian bank fraud claim
An LCIA tribunal has reportedly upheld fraud claims by two bailed-out banks against companies linked to the family of a Russian property tycoon but is still to rule on a claim for US$475 million in losses.
17 December 2021
English court bars beIN piracy claim
Qatari media group beIN has been barred from raising piracy allegations against a Saudi broadcaster as a counterclaim in UK proceedings to enforce a DIFC-LCIA award.
25 October 2021
Kosovan power plant claim discontinued at ICSID
A British power company’s €20 million ICSID claim against Kosovo over a scrapped power plant has been discontinued, with the parties agreeing to take the dispute to another forum.
20 July 2021
Vedanta reports win against Zambian state entity
Vedanta Resources says it has won an award affirming that a Zambian state-owned entity has breached an arbitration agreement by seeking the liquidation of their copper-mining venture.
16 July 2021
Arbitrator support service launches in London and DC
Arbitra, a new arbitrator support service, has launched in London and Washington, DC.
13 July 2021
Baker McKenzie promotes four
Baker McKenzie has promoted Judith Mulholland in London, Santiago Maqueda in Buenos Aires and Pumma Doungrutana in Bangkok to the partnership, while naming partner Erik Forsin as head of the Sweden dispute resolution group.
12 July 2021
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
28 January 2020
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
28 January 2020