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  • Validity of arbitration clause stipulating tribunal to be drawn from members of a particular religious group. This issue was considered recently by the Court of Appeal in Sadruddin Hashwani v Nurdin JivraJ.  Read more > 
  • How strictly will a provision about address for service of a notice of arbitration be interpreted? - This issue was addressed in Anglian Water Services v Laing O’Rourke.  Read more >
  • Challenge to Arbitration award on basis of failure to apply chosen governing law - in B v A the court considered such a challenge and held that a conscious disregard of the provisions of the chosen law is a necessary but not a sufficient requirement.  Read more >
  • Consolidation and Joinder of Claims in Commercial Arbitration - Elena Trusova and Natalia Belomestnova of Goltsblat BLP’s Dispute Resolution Practice examine the consolidation joinder of claims. Read more >
  • Pre-arbitration disclosure - a possibility? - Richard Power and James Sandham consider the Court’s power to order pre-arbitration disclosure. Read more >
  • Can only part of a New York Convention arbitral award be enforced? - This issue was considered for the first time recently by the Court of Appeal. Read more to find out if partial enforcement is possible.  Read more >
  • In arbitration, does the choice of seat dictate the choice of procedural law or the other way round? - Generally, the choice of seat does dictate the choice of procedural law but the Braes v McAlpine case confirms that this is not necessarily the case. Read on to find out why.  Read more >
  • Anti-suit injunctions sunk by Italian torpedo - Richard Power considers the continuing developments in the West Tankers case.  Read more >
  • Investment Arbitration - Carol Mulcahy takes a look at the role of international arbitration in the protection of foreign business ventures. Read more >   
  • New York Convention - partial enforcement of award - The recent case of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation v IPCO (Nigeria) Limited decided that it is open to a court to enforce part (rather than the whole) of a New York Convention arbitration award.  This point has never been previously considered by an English court.  Read more >

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Nic Fletcher

Nic Fletcher

BLP
Partner, Head of International Arbitration
Carol Mulcahy

Carol Mulcahy

BLP
Partner, International Arbitration
Michael Polonsky

Michael Polonsky

BLP
Partner, International Arbitration

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