Introduction Over the past 12 months, there has been a veritable spate of Court cases concerned generally with arbitration practice of direct interest to clients, solicitors, Counsel and arbitrators. The speakers will provide an analysis of the most important cases – followed by a Q & A Session.
Chair: Sir Bernard Eder, Arbitrator
Specific Issues for discussion:
Jamie Harrison, Deputy Director General LCIA
Federal Republic of Nigeria v P&ID [2023] EWHC 2638
Transparency/privacy/confidentiality in arbitration
Role of the Tribunal
Control of disclosure
Finality of Awards
Is the arbitral process fit for purpose?
Ravi Aswani, Barrister, Arbitrator & Mediator, 36 Stone
Deutsche Bank AG v RusChemAlliance LLC [2023] EWCA Civ 1144
UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] EWCA Civ 64
Commerzbank AG v RusChemAlliance LLC [2023] EWHC 2510
In what circumstance will an English Court grant anti- suit relief in the case of a foreign-seated arbitration?
How does this relate to Enka v Chubb?
Potential impact of the new (draft) Arbitration Act
Robert Gay, Arbitrator
SQD v QYP [2023] EHWC 2145 (Bright J.), Deutsche Bank v Ruschemallaiance LLC [2023] EWCA Civ 1144 Should remedies for breach of an arbitration agreement, before there is an award, be controlled by the law of the chosen seat?
FamilyMart China Holding Co. Ltd. v Ting Chuan Holding Corporation [2023] UKPC 33
Arbitrabiliity – including analysis of subject-matter non-arbitrability.
The nature of the “right” to apply for a stay of Court proceedings.
The requirement that an applicant for a stay must act bona fide.
Power of arbitral tribunal to rule as to whether “just and equitable” to wind up a company.
Relevance to admiralty proceedings?
Date: Thursday 14th March 2024 Time: 6.00pm – 7.00pm Venue: The IDRC, 1 Paternoster Lane, London, EC4M 7BQ
