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Arbitration update: English rulings on confidentiality injunctions and revocation of anti-suit injunctions, plus international institutional developments and resources (19 June 2025)

Published on: 19 June 2025

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The English court’s authority to grant injunctive relief to safeguard arbitral confidentiality

A Corporation v Firm B [2025] EWHC 1092 (Comm) arose from the claimant’s bid for interim injunctive measures (the “Application”). It sought, among other things, to bar the first defendant (“Firm B”)—including any of its branches—from (i) acting for Corporation C in a pending arbitration against Corporation D (the “Second Arbitration”); and (ii) sharing with Corporation C confidential material from an earlier arbitration between the claimant and Corporation B (the “First Arbitration”). In deciding the Application, the court applied the American Cyanamid v Ethicon Ltd principles governing interim relief. It also probed the limits of arbitral confidentiality, considering which documents and information fall within that obligation, together with recognised exceptions. The court concluded that the claimant was not entitled to the relief sought...

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