Charles Marquand has been appointed to the panel of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute.

We are delighted to announce that Charles Marquand has been appointed to the panel of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute. Established in 1949 as an independent and non-profit organisation, and located in Rotterdam, one of the busiest ports in the world, the Netherlands Arbitration Institute has become the largest arbitral organisation in the Netherlands. Its highly

Vidatel winding-up order stayed

In a unanimous ex tempore decision the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal (Pereira CJ, Ward JA, and Ellis JA) on 21 November 2022 stayed the winding-up order against Vidatel Limited, the appellant, pending its appeal. Applying the guidelines on stays pending appeal in C-Mobile Services Ltd v Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (BVIHCMAP 2014/0017), the Court held that

High Court hands down judgment on the liabilities of insolvent energy supply companies

The High Court today handed down judgment in Re Utility Point Limited and Ors [2022] EWHC 2826 (Ch). Following a number of energy supply company (ESC) insolvencies, the officeholders of the insolvent companies applied to the High Court for directions as to the nature and provability of certain liabilities owed to creditors (including a renewables obligation owed

Yukos shareholders enforcement action against Russia

The Commercial Court has lifted the stay on proceedings brought against the Russian state by former shareholders of Yukos who are seeking to enforce arbitration awards over $50 billion. The court will now proceed to determine whether Russia is entitled to state immunity. Jonathan Crow KC is acting for the former shareholders. Click here for