Topic: Sovereign disputes

The latest version of our International Arbitration Report produced by the global International Arbitration team has just been released.

UK P&I Club N.V. & Anor v Republica Bolivariana De Venezuela [2022] EWHC 1655 (Comm) provides guidance on the factors the English courts will consider when deciding whether a state should benefit from state immunity and whether injunctive relief can be granted against a state.

A High Court decision provides a helpful review of the position as to when a state-owned entity can rely on sovereign immunity.

A decision by the Commercial Court interprets the relevant principles for assessing applications for extensions of time to challenge arbitral awards, and the reasonableness of acts by sovereign states in such a situation.