Region: Germany
Allen & Overy hires from Lalive
Tino Schneider has left Lalive, where he advised on construction and energy disputes, to join Allen & Overy as counsel in its Frankfurt office.
01 February 2024
German contractor enforces ICC award in Turkey
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the enforcement of a €24.5 million ICC award won by German engineering group Thyssenkrupp against a fertiliser producer.
25 January 2024
Russian court stays Gazprom venture’s lawsuits pending UK anti-suit appeal
A Russian court has stayed two lawsuits worth over €680 million that a Gazprom subsidiary is pursuing against Deutsche Bank and Unicredit until a UK appeal court has ruled on an anti-suit injunction request to enforce Paris-seated ICC arbitration.
12 December 2023
Gowling grows in Germany
Mathias Wittinghofer, who founded the German disputes team at Herbert Smith Freehills, has joined the partnership at Gowling WLG in Frankfurt.
04 December 2023
Uniper hit with award in LNG price review
Germany’s recently nationalised energy group Uniper has been ordered to pay €550 million in an ICC price review claim under a long-term contract with a supplier of liquefied natural gas.
27 November 2023
GAR Live kicks off week of events in Berlin
The second edition of the Berlin Dispute Resolution Days featured a GAR Live focused on contract-based arbitrations against states, sessions on energy, construction and franchise disputes, and the autumn conferences of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) and its under-40 group (DIS40).
10 November 2023
DIS conference puts focus on “active tribunals”
This year’s autumn conference of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) looked at the “world map” of international arbitration in the 21st century and what you should expect to find in Germany, including active tribunals facilitating settlement where they can.
10 November 2023
Russian court restrains HKIAC claim against state-owned bank
A St Petersburg court has restrained a subsidiary of Russia’s VTB Bank from bringing an HKIAC arbitration against the state-controlled lender – which is pursuing litigation to recover €112 million in alleged debts.
08 November 2023
Ashurst promotes in Frankfurt
Ashurst has promoted Pauline Walde – who joined the firm last year from McDermott Will & Emery – to counsel in Frankfurt.
08 November 2023
RWE to withdraw ECT claim against Netherlands
German energy company RWE is withdrawing its Energy Charter Treaty claim against the Netherlands over coal phase-out legislation – months after a German court ruled it was inadmissible.
03 November 2023