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US Court Refuses to Enforce a DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Clause due to Abolishment of the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre6 February 2024

On 6 November 2023, the United States District Court of New Orleans, Louisiana, rendered a decision on the enforceability of a DIFC-LCIA arbitration clause. The Louisiana Court ruled that the DIFC-LCIA arbitration clause was unenforceable because it referred to an arbitral institution that had been abolished.

Counsel Soraya Corm-Bakhos shares her views on the court’s decision in an article for the Kluwer Arbitration blog.

Read the full article here.