Organisation: House of Lords

Dame Elizabeth Gloster spoke about hot topics in energy arbitration at the latest Akin International Arbitration Lecture, including how energy majors could face liability for the actions of subsidiaries, how “market shocks” like the war in Ukraine put stress on long term contractual relationships and how new disputes are arising from the energy transition. 

30 September 2024

Invited to discuss a "provocative" idea in the field of international dispute resolution for the latest 3 Verulam Buildings and National University of Singapore Arbitration Lecture, Philippa Webb chose to speak about double waiver of immunity and its "ripple effects". 

10 September 2024

The UK government’s decision to call an early general election has for now dashed hopes of passing reforms to the country’s arbitration statute and a bill affirming the enforceability of litigation funding agreements. 

30 May 2024

Lalive co-founder Michael Schneider’s remarkable career and sense of internationalism were highlighted at the GAR Awards, as he received a lifetime achievement award introduced by Georgios Petrochilos KC and James Castello.

22 March 2024

Arbitration practitioners have been reacting to the news that the UK government is planning legislation to reverse the Supreme Court’s PACCAR decision last summer, after the lead claimant in a high-profile lawsuit against the UK Post Office highlighted the need for litigation funding.

16 January 2024

A Hong Kong court has ruled that a pair of HKIAC awards favouring a Chinese property developer in a US$147 million dispute should be remitted to arbitrator Neil Kaplan KC as they arguably conflict with Hong Kong public policy following a recent change to the law on illegality.

10 January 2024

As a high-profile challenge to one of his awards plays out in London, Lord Hoffmann has shared insights into his long career as a leading judge and international arbitrator, including cases on which he has had "second thoughts". 

10 February 2023

UK peer Lord Ashcroft has repeated his threat of a treaty claim against Belize over a proposed port terminal – as the state receives a separate threat from an investor in a lottery company.

31 January 2023

In a lecture in Paris in honour of the late Emmanuel Gaillard, Lord Hoffmann has criticised the "rabbit-out-of-a-hat" reasoning of the UK Supreme Court in Enka v Chubb, suggesting that it will give rise to "dirty tricks" and needs to be addressed in the current reform of the 1996 English Arbitration Act. 

28 November 2022

This year’s Brick Court Chambers annual conference was devoted to the reform of the 1996 Arbitration Act with particular attention to changes needed in light of the UK Supreme Court decision in Enka v Chubb. A team from Brick Court reports.

28 November 2022