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Article 29/05/2020
With the litany of disputes arising out of COVID-19, many parties are forum shopping to identify the jurisdiction they perceive to be the most favourable to them to determine their disputes.
News 05/05/2020
We are delighted to confirm the promotion of thirteen lawyers to our partnership across practice areas including commercial, employment and healthcare, as well as specialist areas of insurance and liability that include cyber, property and construction, professional liability, travel, abuse and fraud. Eight of those promoted are based in the UK, with four in the US and one in Australia. Our worldwide partner count is now 264.
News 07/04/2020
Our international arbitration and commercial disputes teams are proud to be supporting members of next year’s London International Disputes Week. In light of Covid-19, the London International Disputes Week (LIDW) events that were scheduled to take place in September have been postponed until the week of 10 May 2021.
Case review 01/04/2020
In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal has determined that on the proper construction of an agreement, there was an express choice of English law governing the arbitration despite an arbitration clause stipulating Paris as the seat of arbitration.
Report 27/03/2020
While priority measures are understandably focused on the threat to life and health, with governments around the world implementing quarantine and social distancing procedures, local and international trade and business has been and will continue to be affected in different and, often extreme, ways.
Article 20/03/2020
These are extraordinary times. Boris Johnson called it the ‘worst public crisis for a generation’. What we are witnessing is how local trading can lead to world chaos, with supply chains failing, billions being wiped off the stock markets and companies collapsing.
News 03/03/2020
We are pleased to confirm that we have strengthened our Singapore litigation practice by hiring Glenn G. Cheng from K&L Gates Straits Law LLC. Glenn, who is dual-qualified at the Bar of England and Wales and admitted as an advocate and solicitor of Singapore, becomes the fifteenth partner in our growing Singapore office.
Article 12/02/2020
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has gone “all in” to establish itself as a leading venue for international arbitrations, riding the current wave of popularity for resolving international commercial disputes through arbitration.
Case review 22/01/2020
The English High Court has recently found in favour of defendant insurers in declining to grant anti-suit injunctions and declaratory relief on the basis that the English courts were not the appropriate forum to determine whether a claim commenced before the Russian courts should be referred to London seated arbitration under ICC Rules.
Case review 20/12/2019
The hearing in Halliburton v Chubb took place in November 2019, with interventions from the London Court of International Arbitration and the International Chamber of Commerce, amongst others. The decision is eagerly awaited, but in readiness it is important to recap on how the case has unfolded to date, how opinions have differed and what issues are now before the Supreme Court.
