Dubai Arbitration Week

Dubai Arbitration Week

I attended, together with colleagues from ArbDB Chambers, Dubai Arbitration Week from 17 to 21 November 2019. As expected, it was a very full and enjoyable event with many useful and insightful sessions. It was the largest ever held in Dubai, with some 40 events...
Largest ever arbitration award set aside

Largest ever arbitration award set aside

The largest arbitration award in history, totalling some US$ 50 billion in favour of the former majority shareholders in the Russian oil company Yukos, has been set aside by the Hague District Court. The basis of the court’s decision was that Russia, the Respondent in...