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09 June 2023
Issue: 8028 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 9 June 2023

Arbitration

Infrastructure Services Luxembourg SARL and another v Kingdom of Spain [2023] EWHC 1226 (Comm), [2023] All ER (D) 94 (May)

The Commercial Court dismissed an application by the defendant, the Kingdom of Spain, to set aside an order registering an award obtained through arbitration in favour of the claimant. A dispute between the claimants and the defendant under the Energy Charter Treat (ECT) was referred to arbitration. An award was made in the claimants favour in the sum of €120m. The arbitration was one conducted under the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (the ICSID Convention). The claimants applied to the Commercial Court for registration of the award under the Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1966 (the 1966 Act). The judge registered the award by means of an order. The defendant applied to have to order set aside on two grounds. Neither of the grounds had any validity. The court took the opportunity to explain the difference between the enforcement of awards under the ICSID Convention and the New

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sidley—James Inness

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Partner joins capital markets team in London office

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NEWS
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
The long-running Mazur saga edged towards its finale as the Court of Appeal heard arguments on whether non-solicitors can ‘conduct litigation’. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School reports from a packed courtroom where 16 wigs watched Nick Bacon KC argue that Mr Justice Sheldon had failed to distinguish between ‘tasks and responsibilities’

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
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