January, 2021 | Signature Litigation

Partner Elliott Phillips ranked again in the Private Client Global Elite Directory

We are pleased to announce Partner Elliott Phillips has been selected this year for the Global Elite Directory 2021.

Jan 29, 2021

Arbitral Tribunals Beware: Better Keep an Eye on Potential Corruption Involving Consent Awards – Flore Poloni & Nicolas Brooke

Partners Flore Poloni and Nicolas Brooke examine in the Kluwer Arbitration Blog the recent Paris Court of Appeal ruling in relation to the dispute involving the State of Libya and French company, SORELEC.

Jan 29, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 20: Expansion of the arbitration market during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jan 29, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 19: The International Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Paris renders its first decisions

Jan 28, 2021

COVID-19 – another avant-garde decision by Britain’s highest court – Hermès Marangos

Partner Hermès Marangos examines in The Times the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on business interruption insurance and its impacts in relation to businesses and the wider insurance industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jan 28, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 18: Breach of international sanctions can justify the annulment of arbitral awards by French courts

Jan 27, 2021

Taking the law into their own hands: how investors are using litigation to achieve ESG impact – Sylvie Gallage-Alwis

Partner Sylvie Gallage-Alwis comments in Responsible Investor in relation to how litigation can be used as an ESG tool to achieve social and environmental impact in 2021.

Jan 27, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 17: The English High Court denies enforcement despite the Award debtor’s failure to make payment in breach of the Award

Jan 26, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 16: s.1782 discovery in international arbitration remains possible in some states (for now)

Jan 25, 2021

UK’s financial regulator rapped following LCF collapse – Paul Brehony, Abdulali Jiwaji and Johnny Shearman

Paul Brehony, Abdulali Jiwaji and Johnny Shearman examine the report into the FCA / London Capital & Finance (LC&F) and its failures to effectively regulate and supervise LC&F and what this means for the FCA.

Jan 25, 2021

Johnny Shearman comments in Law360 re Damages Based Agreements

Johnny Shearman, Head of Knowledge and Legal Services, comments in relation to the recent Zuberi v Lexlaw judgment regarding Damages Based Agreements, in Law360.

Jan 22, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 15: The Yukos saga: war goes on between the former shareholders and the Russian Federation

Jan 22, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 14: Five further countries adopt the 1958 New York Convention

Jan 21, 2021

Class actions and insurance: another shock of the year 2020 or an unfinished reform? – Emmanuèle Lutfalla and Simon Fitzpatrick

Partner Emmanuèle Lutfalla and Legal Assistant Simon Fitzpatrick discuss the arrival of the new European directive on collective actions, as well as its implications for insurers, in La Gazette du Palais.

Jan 20, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 13: The revised ICC Rules impose disclosure of third-party funding

Jan 20, 2021

EU Rule Presents New Medical Device Compliance Hurdles – Sylvie Gallage-Alwis

Partner Sylvie Gallage-Alwis and principal Marta Villarraga at Exponent Inc discuss how the EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745[1] of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 5, 2017, will soon become fully applicable, providing for a new legal framework for manufacturers, distributors and notified bodies of medical devices. They will further provide practical tips for manufacturers to consider as the countdown is almost over, in Law360.

Jan 19, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 12: Confirmed importance of joinder of third parties in ICC and LCIA Rules

Jan 19, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 11: The emergence of cyber-protocols as soft law instruments

Jan 18, 2021

Arbitration courts: beware of the trap of an absence of corruption allegations – Flore Poloni and Nicolas Brooke

Partners Flore Poloni and Nicolas Brooke discuss the setting aside of an arbitral award by The Paris Court of Appeal calling on the Libyan state to pay 452 million euros to the French company Sorelec, ruling that the underlying contract had been obtained due to corruption. They examine concerns over evidentiary standards relating to corruption allegations and analyse how far the arbitration court should have gone to uncover the alleged history of the contract, in Le Monde du Droit.

Jan 15, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 10: Red flags test applied by Paris Court of Appeal in set aside proceedings although no corrupt scheme had been alleged before the tribunal

Jan 14, 2021

ICJ Equatorial Guinea Ruling Could Alter Diplomatic Relations – Olivia Flasch

Associate Olivia Flasch discuss the issuing of the International Court of Justice’s final judgment in the case of Immunities and Criminal Proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v. France) and how the judgment against Equatorial Guinea bolsters anti-corruption efforts but may complicate the future of diplomatic relations.

Jan 14, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 9: Compelling witnesses in the UK to give evidence in foreign-seated arbitrations

Jan 14, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 8: Switzerland’s revision of Chapter 12 of its Private International Law Act (PILA)

Jan 13, 2021

The Disclosure Pilot Scheme: top 3 decisions from 2020 – Johnny Shearman

Johnny Shearman, Head of Knowledge and Legal Services, examines his top 3 decisions from 2020 that dealt with the Disclosure Pilot Scheme and looks to 2021 as a pivotal year for the the Pilot.

Jan 12, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 7: Arbitrator’s duty of disclosure in the UK

Jan 12, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 6: Finding virtual hearings compatible with due process

Jan 11, 2021

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 5: Clarification of the law applicable to the arbitration agreement (UK)

Jan 09, 2021

Proof of its agility, the ICC International Court of Arbitration introduces new rules – Flore Poloni

Partner Flore Poloni discusses how the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) recently amended its regulations to strive for ever greater efficiency and flexibility for its users, while taking into account the Covid-19 pandemic, in La Gazette du Palais.

Jan 08, 2021

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We are pleased to announce Partner Elliott Phillips has been selected this year for the Global Elite Directory 2021.

Monthly Archives: January 2021

Partner Elliott Phillips ranked again in the Private Client Global Elite Directory

Arbitral Tribunals Beware: Better Keep an Eye on Potential Corruption Involving Consent Awards – Flore Poloni & Nicolas Brooke

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 20: Expansion of the arbitration market during the COVID-19 pandemic

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 19: The International Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Paris renders its first decisions

COVID-19 – another avant-garde decision by Britain’s highest court – Hermès Marangos

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 18: Breach of international sanctions can justify the annulment of arbitral awards by French courts

Taking the law into their own hands: how investors are using litigation to achieve ESG impact – Sylvie Gallage-Alwis

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 17: The English High Court denies enforcement despite the Award debtor’s failure to make payment in breach of the Award

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 16: s.1782 discovery in international arbitration remains possible in some states (for now)

UK’s financial regulator rapped following LCF collapse – Paul Brehony, Abdulali Jiwaji and Johnny Shearman

Johnny Shearman comments in Law360 re Damages Based Agreements

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 15: The Yukos saga: war goes on between the former shareholders and the Russian Federation

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 14: Five further countries adopt the 1958 New York Convention

Class actions and insurance: another shock of the year 2020 or an unfinished reform? – Emmanuèle Lutfalla and Simon Fitzpatrick

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 13: The revised ICC Rules impose disclosure of third-party funding

EU Rule Presents New Medical Device Compliance Hurdles – Sylvie Gallage-Alwis

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 12: Confirmed importance of joinder of third parties in ICC and LCIA Rules

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 11: The emergence of cyber-protocols as soft law instruments

Arbitration courts: beware of the trap of an absence of corruption allegations – Flore Poloni and Nicolas Brooke

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 10: Red flags test applied by Paris Court of Appeal in set aside proceedings although no corrupt scheme had been alleged before the tribunal

ICJ Equatorial Guinea Ruling Could Alter Diplomatic Relations – Olivia Flasch

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 9: Compelling witnesses in the UK to give evidence in foreign-seated arbitrations

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 8: Switzerland’s revision of Chapter 12 of its Private International Law Act (PILA)

The Disclosure Pilot Scheme: top 3 decisions from 2020 – Johnny Shearman

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 7: Arbitrator’s duty of disclosure in the UK

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 6: Finding virtual hearings compatible with due process

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 5: Clarification of the law applicable to the arbitration agreement (UK)

Proof of its agility, the ICC International Court of Arbitration introduces new rules – Flore Poloni

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 4: Intra-EU ECT claims to be reviewed by CJEU

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 3: Threshold for ICC Expedited Proceedings raised to 3 million USD

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 2: LCIA arbitration goes digital

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 1: Virtual hearings surged

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – Introduction