Arbitration

Kennedys International Commercial Arbitration and Litigation Team act for a wide range of international commercial clients.

The team has represented and advised clients in arbitrations (and appeals from arbitral awards) under the rules of all the major international commercial arbitration institutions, including:

• LCIA
• ICC
• LMAA
• The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
• Commodity and Trade Arbitration Schemes
• Construction Industry Arbitrations

Recent arbitrations

Recent arbitrations have addressed issues involving:

• Determination of preliminary point of jurisdiction under s32 of The Arbitration Act 1996
• Challenging the tribunal's jurisdiction whether the rights of a former state-owned claimant under an Arbitration Agreement have been transferred by operation of law to its legal successor
• The effect of United Nations trade sanctions on payment obligations parallel proceedings in different jurisdictions and res judicata.