Arbitration
Minister of Finance (Inc) and another company v International Petroleum Investment Co and another company [2019] EWCA Civ 2080, [2019] All ER (D) 185 (Nov)
The judge had erred in his approach to: (i) the issue of staying the claimants’ application under ss 67 and 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 challenging an award made in first arbitration proceedings between the parties; and (ii) his refusal to grant an injunction to restrain the pursuit of second arbitration proceedings commenced by the defendants. Consequently, the Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowing the claimants’ appeal, lifted the stay and granted an injunction preventing the pursuit by the defendants of the second arbitration proceedings.
Broadcasting
R (on the application of Liberal Democrats and another) v ITV Broadcasting Ltd [2019] EWHC 3282 (Admin), [2019] All ER (D) 02 (Dec)
Neither of the claims for judicial review of ITV’s decision to schedule a televised debate between the leader of the Conservative Party and the leader of the Labour Party brought by the Liberal Democrats and the
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