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Published on: 19 September 2024

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Arbitration in England & Wales

England and Wales—testing the limits of English courts' pro-arbitration stance

In June 2024, the Court of Appeal in Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v Xiaomin Zhang explored how the UK’s policy of safeguarding consumers aligns with, and potentially cuts across, the policy favouring the enforcement of international arbitration awards. See: Testing the limits of English courts' pro-arbitration stance.

Supreme Court rules on arbitration seat jurisdiction issues in anti-suit injunction (Unicredit Bank GmbH v Ruschemalliance Llc)

The Supreme Court delivered a unanimous judgment in Unicredit Bank GmbH v Ruschemalliance Llc RusChemAlliance [2024] UKSC 30, holding that English law governed the arbitration agreement even though another country was chosen as the arbitral seat. It also found that England and Wales was the appropriate forum in which to commence the claim. Further analysis and expert commentary will follow...

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