In this week’s CDW, the Supreme Court rules on an attempt to bring a representative action against Google for breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 and a carrier’s seaworthiness obligations under the Hague Rules.
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The UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules were approved by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law in September 2021. The rules sit as an appendix to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, and they define and regulate a more accelerated arbitration procedure.
In a recent decision by The UK Supreme Court in the case of Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait), whereby the question of which law governed the validity and scope of an arbitration agreement arose before any arbitration had taken place was considered. Take a look at the key takeaways in this article.
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, the Commercial Court grants a lengthy extension for the time to challenge a consent award for serious irregularity. Another judgment has been added to the long running Prestige dispute between Spain and the vessel owner’s P&I Club.
A number of important governance, accounting and commercial considerations that any privately-held shipowner pursuing an IPO or looking to issue bonds for the first time should bear in mind.
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Enforcement of arbitration awards dominate this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, with the Supreme Court’s decision on the applicable law to determining the validity of an arbitration agreement, and the Commercial Court’s views on whether a counterclaim can be brought. Plus the first decision on costs capping orders since the introduction of costs budgeting, and an interesting decision from the Court of Appeal on the “battle of the forms” principle.
For the first time, the TCC has provided guidance on the requirement in s.110A(2)(a) of the Construction Act that a payment notice must state the sum the payer “considers” to be due.
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