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We are pleased to announce that the eleventh edition of The Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook is now available. Leading lawyers of the Firm’s International Arbitration Practice Group report on recent developments in national laws relating to arbitration and address current arbitral trends in the jurisdictions in which they practice. As usual, Section A of each country chapter outlines changes to institutional rules as well as legislative changes affecting arbitration. Section B summarizes important new case law,…

Overview In A v B [2017] EWHC 3417 (Comm), the High Court considered whether a single Request for Arbitration was valid in the context of multiple disputes arising under two separate arbitration agreements. The judgment provides clarification on the time limits for a party to issue a jurisdictional challenge when arbitral proceedings are underway. Factual Background The parties entered into two contracts, governed by English law, for two consignments of crude oil. The contracts were…