The High Court of Australia (HCA) has unanimously dismissed an appeal by the Kingdom of Spain (Spain) in a decision concerning foreign state immunity…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Australia continues to be governed by the International Arbitration Act 1974(Cth) (IAA). There have been…
Australian Courts continue to take an arbitration friendly approach to applications to recognise and enforce foreign awards. In EBJ21 v EB021,[1] the Federal Court…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Australia continues to be governed by the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) (IAA), to which…
One step closer to national harmonisation On 14 March 2013, the Commercial Arbitration Act 2013 (Act) was passed in Queensland. This Act brings Queensland…
The High Court of Australia dismissed a challenge to the constitutional validity of the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) (Act) and declared the Act…