DIFC Court warms to Worldwide Freezing Orders4 March 2025
In this article, we discuss an important ruling made by the DIFC Court of Appeal relating to the courts’ powers to issue Worldwide Freezing Orders.
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Sufficient connection to come within the arbitration agreement?17 February 2025
In this article, Kimarie Cheang, Tiana Dias and Fawwaz Ahmed discuss a Singapore Court of Appeal case which provides guidance on when non-contractual claims may fall within a contractual arbitration agreement.
UK Supreme Court grants final anti-suit injunction to terminate Russian proceedings in breach of arbitration agreement7 October 2024
The article discusses the UK Supreme Court’s decision to grant an anti-suit injunction against a Russian company to enforce a Paris arbitration agreement.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 20918 June 2024
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider decisions from courts at all levels dealing with issues relating to sanctions, arbitration enforcement, damages, leases and contract interpretation.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 20811 June 2024
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider two further decisions arising from the war in Ukraine, a planning issue relating to the ‘Bibby Stockholm’ and the interpretation of a limitation of liability claim.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 2074 June 2024
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider the application of recoveries with layered insurance, the duty of care of a marina owner, whether a second adjudication overlapped with the first adjudication settlement and further guidance on protections for leaseholders from cladding remediation costs.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 20621 May 2024
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider two more key decisions from the UK Supreme Court on force majeure, sanctions and company director liability in tort. We also discuss a tenant’s remedy for the landlord obtaining a lease termination order by misrepresentation and the latest example of the English courts upholding English jurisdiction agreements against attempts by the Russian courts to override them.
WFW named Australian Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group of the Year at 2024 Australian ADR Awards26 March 2024
The award is one of the most significant of the evening.
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.
Assignment – Common Sense Prevails24 January 2024
This article examines the recent Court of Appeal’s decision in Dassault Aviation SA v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd (2024) EWCA Civ 5, on the assignment issue in a sale contract under Japanese law.
Prestige Oil Spill Aftermath Continues to Linger26 October 2023
It discusses a recent judgment regarding two arbitration awards issued in 2013, ordering a P&I Club to pay damages to France and Spain relating to the pollution caused by the MT Prestige oil spill in 2002.
What Matters?9 October 2023
This article summarises two significant judgments in England and Wales and the Cayman Islands focussing on stay of court proceedings pending arbitration.
