/internationalarbitration?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: International Arbitration Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Fri, 16 May 2025 22:32:10 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2341334?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2341334 Investors in an Indian satellite communications company have been granted permission to challenge a ruling allowing India's sovereign immunity defense in English litigation to enforce a $217 million arbitral award, after a judge in London ruled Friday that the immunity issue raises broader questions. Fri, 16 May 2025 22:11:14 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2341496?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2341496 Eurofinsa SA has asked a D.C. federal court for permission to begin seizing the Gabonese Republic's assets as the Spanish company that specializes in global infrastructure projects looks to enforce a nearly $18 million arbitral award against the African country. Fri, 16 May 2025 22:04:05 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2341265?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2341265 The government of Laos, as it attempts to enforce some $5 million in arbitral awards related to a failed casino venture, still has not proven that the case should be decided in U.S. federal court in the Northern Mariana Islands, one of the companies owing the money said Friday. Fri, 16 May 2025 21:20:37 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2341572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2341572 A Brooklyn federal judge ordered three former Credit Suisse bankers and the former finance minister of Mozambique to pay a combined $352 million in restitution Friday after they pled guilty or were convicted of scheming to defraud investors in a $2 billion state-backed development initiative involving tuna fishing. Fri, 16 May 2025 17:36:39 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2341351?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2341351 A Tokio Marine unit must pay over 5.4 million Canadian dollars ($3.8 million) for class counsel fees that Honda Canada Inc. incurred in underlying class actions over airbag deficiencies, but is off the hook for CA$2.9 million in settlement administration costs, a Canadian court affirmed. Fri, 16 May 2025 16:44:00 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2341411?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2341411 The American Arbitration Association monopolizes the market for consumer arbitration and is "an unfair forum where consumers lose" to corporate defendants, according to a proposed consumer class action filed in Arizona federal court. Fri, 16 May 2025 12:56:18 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2341238?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2341238 Prosecutors asked a Manhattan federal judge for leniency when sentencing a former Goldman Sachs partner who cooperated in the investigation into the 1MDB scandal and testified at his former colleague's trial, citing his "extraordinary" assistance. Fri, 16 May 2025 12:25:31 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2339739?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2339739 A recently decided case in Virginia federal court highlighted some of the pitfalls surrounding expert testimony on foreign law, but certain strategies are available to counsel to circumvent these dilemmas, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter. Fri, 16 May 2025 11:22:21 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2339525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2339525 A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies. Thu, 15 May 2025 22:26:18 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2339951?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2339951 Clifford Chance LLP has boosted its international arbitration practice by hiring a lawyer from Pinsent Masons LLP, saying she has broad experience in matters involving Spain and has been appointed to serve as a partner on the global law firm's litigation and dispute resolution team. Thu, 15 May 2025 22:09:28 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2339521?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2339521 An information technology firm has told a Texas federal judge that another IT provider must arbitrate its fraud suit against the firm stemming from their contract to provide software and hiring services to online retailer Wayfair LLC. Thu, 15 May 2025 19:57:44 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2340011?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2340011 A Singaporean pharmaceutical company is urging a North Carolina federal court to nix its order permitting Novo Nordisk AS to seek information bolstering its fraud claims stemming from an $800 million hypertension drug deal, saying the Danish drugmaker is improperly looking to prop up an ongoing arbitration instead. Thu, 15 May 2025 17:02:00 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2315231?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2315231 Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors. Thu, 15 May 2025 16:24:59 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2331682?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2331682 The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes' recent decision in Peteris Pildegovics and SIA North Star v. Kingdom of Norway offers a reasoned and principled contribution to annulment jurisprudence, effectively balancing the competing imperatives of fairness, finality and institutional coherence, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn. Thu, 15 May 2025 15:08:35 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2340525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2340525 The Bar Council of India has confirmed a revision to its rules to allow foreign lawyers and law firms to practice in the country in a push to become an arbitration destination, though the rules still prioritize the interests of Indian lawyers. Thu, 15 May 2025 10:07:07 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2340065?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2340065 The Peruvian city of Lima has urged a D.C. federal court to vacate its confirmation of about $200 million in arbitral awards favoring a highway contractor, saying the municipality's former counsel at Foley Hoag LLP concealed a conflict of interest. Wed, 14 May 2025 23:59:02 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2340317?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2340317 A Brooklyn federal judge seemed skeptical of a push by Huawei Technologies and affiliates to dismiss charges from a criminal case alleging Huawei deceived banks and the U.S. government for years about its business dealings in sanctioned countries and conspired to steal intellectual property from U.S. companies. Wed, 14 May 2025 20:19:19 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2339339?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2339339 The Second Circuit appeared divided on Wednesday on whether parties to a medical imaging joint venture could agree to designate New York courts to decide whether to vacate an arbitral award issued in Switzerland under their contract without violating an underlying treaty. Wed, 14 May 2025 20:19:14 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2339506?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2339506 A North American distributor for one of the world's largest titanium manufacturers has petitioned a Colorado federal court to enforce a $3.6 million arbitral award it won against an Italian supplier on a breach of contract claim stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Wed, 14 May 2025 13:52:50 +0000 /internationalarbitration/articles/2338662?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2338662 The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.