On 22 April 2026, an Annex VII arbitral tribunal issued its Award in Ukraine v. Russian Federation, a major law-of-the-sea arbitration concerning coastal State rights in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and the Kerch Strait. The arbitration was brought under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“UNCLOS”), with the […]
Russian Court Refuses Recognition and Enforcement of LCIA Awards Against RUSAL on Public Order Grounds
On 28 May 2026, the Arbitrazh Court of the Kaliningrad Region refused to recognise and enforce two LCIA awards rendered against RTI Limited (“RTI”) and International Company Public Joint Stock Company United Company RUSAL (“RUSAL”) in favour of OWH SE i.L. (“OWH”). The court rejected OWH’s procedural objections, holding that RUSAL, although a debtor under […]
Blasket v. Spain: Limits on Sovereign Asset Discovery
On 12 June 2026, Judge Beryl A. Howell of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a post-judgment discovery order in Blasket Renewable Investments, LLC v. Kingdom of Spain, a long-running enforcement proceeding arising from an ICSID award against Spain. The decision matters because it confirms both the breadth and the […]
Can Claimants Avoid Arbitration by Adding Non-Signatory Defendants?
Arbitration clauses are not always challenged directly. Often, the challenge is more subtle: a claimant brings court proceedings against both the contractual counterparty and an additional defendant who never signed the arbitration agreement, i.e., a non-signatory or third party. The question then becomes whether that party structure is enough to keep the dispute in court. […]
Singapore SICC Rejects Attempt to Set Aside Costs Award Denying Third-Party Funding Costs
In DTH v DTF [2026] SGHC(I) 5, the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) dismissed an application by successful arbitral claimants to set aside or remit the costs portion of a Singapore-seated arbitral award. The applicants had won the merits phase of the arbitration but failed before the arbitral majority to recover their third-party funding costs […]