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Australia, BIT, Commercial Reservation, Enforcement, From Jurisdiction, India, Investment Arbitration, Investor-State arbitration, New York Convention, Sovereign Immunity

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In January 2025, a Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (“Full Court”) upheld a claim by the Republic of India (“India”) to foreign state immunity from proceedings brought by various Mauritian entities (the “Investors”) to enforce an arbitral award in the Australian courts. The Full Court upheld immunity on the basis of India’s…

Emergency Arbitration, Emergency Arbitrator, Ex Parte Relief, Expedited arbitration, Expedited Proceedings, India, India, Preliminary Orders, Protective Preliminary Orders, SIAC, SIAC Rules 2025, Singapore, Singapore International Arbitration Centre

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In an attempt to further fortify its position as a leading arbitral institution, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) has introduced the 7th Edition of the Arbitration Rules of the SIAC (“Rules”), which came into effect on 1 January 2025. Much has already been written on various aspects of the draft Rules during the consultation…

Australia, BIT, Enforcement, India, Investment Arbitration, Investment Treaties, Investor-State arbitration, New York Convention, Sovereign Immunity

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The Antrix-Devas saga continues to present twists and turns (see previous coverage on the Blog here, here and here). The latest is the recent decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (the “Full Court”) in Republic of India v. CCDM Holdings, LLC & Ors. [2025] FCAFC 2. This decision concerned the…

BIT, Enforcement, India

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The new bilateral investment treaty (“BIT”) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) entered into force on 31 August 2024 (replacing an earlier 2013 treaty between the two nations). Aside from generating optimism for future trade, it heralds good news in relation to concerns around enforcing investor-State awards in India—at least for this BIT….