by John Wright | Nov 28, 2019 | Arbitration
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...
by John Wright | Apr 7, 2017 | Arbitration
In an interesting decision in the Technology and Construction Court in March 2017, the Judge (Mrs Justice Jefford) considered a challenge by an unsuccessful party in an ICC arbitration. The case which is related to a dispute over a contract to construct a power...
by John Wright | Apr 27, 2016 | Arbitration
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...
