Introduction The UK Supreme Court has now provided its reasons for an earlier decision to uphold a decision by the English Court of Appeal (“CoA”) in UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance [2024] EWCA Civ 64, in which the CoA granted an anti-suit injunction (“ASI”) against RusChemAlliance LLC (“RCA“), a Russian entity in which Gazprom has a direct interest, despite the foreign seat of the arbitration (in Paris). The CoA had overturned the decision of the…

It is often observed that successful challenges to arbitration awards are rare and that this, perhaps in itself, demonstrates the English Courts’ desire to uphold the integrity of the arbitral proceedings and the awards that arise out of them. Developments in English court procedure, most recently the changes adopted in Section O of the Commercial Court guide, seek to discourage parties from pursuing appeals without proper merit.[1] Even then, where flaws appear in the arbitral…

The Law Commission has published its final report (here), and a summary (here), on its detailed review of the English Arbitration Act 1996 (the “1996 Act”), along with policy recommendations and a draft Bill comprising the proposed amendments. This will be presented to Parliament for consideration, and a decision as to whether to adopt the proposed amendments as set out in the draft Bill. So, if we are to get a revamped Arbitration Act next…