Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant JSC v AES Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant LLP [2013] UKSC 35

Jurisdiction: Torpedo tactics

Andrew Hutcheon and Sam Prentki investigate the impact of Brexit and recent case law on the ‘Italian Torpedo’ ‘If the UK is left relying on its own ratification of the Hague Convention once it leaves the EU, it may be arguable that asymmetric jurisdiction clauses would not be construed as exclusive jurisdiction agreements, and so …

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Arbitration: We’ve got the power

Guy Pendell and David Bridge report on a recent Supreme Court judgment dealing with anti-suit injunctions JSC appealed against the Court of Appeal’s decision that the court had jurisdiction to make a final anti-suit injunction in respect of proceedings brought by JSC, in breach of an arbitration clause.In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, the Supreme …

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