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On Wednesday 3 May at 4pm SGT took place an in-depth 90mn discussion of the Singapore Court of Appeal decision: Anupam Mittal v Westbridge Ventures II Investment Holdings (see here) on laws governing arbitrability and arbitration agreements, in our ‘A Case in Time’ journal series. This judgment was nominated by GAR among the most important arbitration-related decisions rendered in 2022- 2023. The speakers for this episode included Kate Apostolova (Mayer Brown), Steven Lim (39 Essex Chambers), Nicholas Poon (Breakpoint LLC), Niranjan Venkatesan (One Essex Court), with Jonathan Lim (WilmerHale) moderating (short bios of the speakers below). You can find out more about arbitration in Singapore from the GAP chapter authored by Shearman & Sterling. The recording is available here. ABOUT THE GAP AND THE SPEAKERS … Read More

On Thursday 16 March at 6pm CET took place an in-depth 90mn discussion of the English Commercial Court decision: Dassault Aviation SA v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd (see here) on the scope of non-assignment provisions and their impact on jurisdiction, particularly in insurance and finance agreements, in our ‘A Case in Time’ journal series. This judgment was nominated by GAR among the most important arbitration decisions rendered in 2022. The speakers for this episode included Ruth Byrne KC (King & Spalding), James Herbert (GBS Disputes), Nico Leslie (Fountain Court Chambers), and Nathan Searle (Hogan Lovells), with Tsegaye Laurendeau (Signature Litigation) moderating (short bios of the speakers below). You can find out more about arbitration in England & Wales from the GAP chapter authored by … Read More

On Thursday 16 February took place an interactive discussion of the Polish Supreme Court decision in Case No. II CSKP 349/2022 on the application of the public order clause, in our ‘A Case in Time’ headnote series. Adelina Prokop, Monika Diehl and Ewelina Bzducha of Clifford Chance, the authors of the GAP chapter on Poland, considered a case in which the Polish Supreme Court rejected rigorous case law regarding contractual penalties and protected the arbitral award, followed by comments from Murtaza Somjee of Jerome Marchant + Partners (short bios of the speakers below) and a Q&A with the participants. Chatham House rules applied. The event chat was opened to facilitate networking and interaction. The recording is available here. You can find out more about … Read More

On Thursday 2 February took place an interactive discussion of the Argentine National Chamber of Commercial Appeals decision in Fiambala v. Cammesa in our ‘A Case in Time’ headnote series. Federico Campolieti and Santiago Lucas Peña of Bomchil,  the authors of the GAP chapter on Argentina, considered the first time that an Argentine court decided that an award issued under the 2010 UNCITRAL Rules in not subject to appeal, followed by comments from Ophélie Divoy of DLA Piper and a Q&A with the participants. Chatham House rules applied. The event chat was open to facilitate networking and interaction. The recording is available here. You can find out more about Delos’s Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP) here, and sign up for GAP news here, and … Read More

On Thursday 26 January took place an interactive discussion of the UK Supreme Court decision in Haliburton v Chubb in our ‘A Case in Time’ headnote series. Paul Brumpton and Opeyemi Longe of White & Case, the authors of the GAP chapter on England & Wales, considered issues of arbitrator impartiality and the duty of disclosure, followed by comments from Dr. Johanna Büstgens of Hanefeld Legal (short bios of the speakers below) and a Q&A with the participants. Chatham House rules appied. The event chat was open to facilitate networking and interaction. In more detail, “quite often, arbitrators accept appointments from parties in separate but related arbitration proceedings involving one common party. Despite this practice, there was less clarity under English law about any duty imposed on the arbitrator to disclose … Read More