Overview

This briefing contains summaries of recent developments in international arbitration, including:

- The news that the ICC has approved amendments to its Arbitration Rules, with the new Rules set to be published in September 2011;

- The clarification of the law of sovereign immunity in Hong Kong, which has important implications for contracts with State entities; and

- An Amsterdam Court of Appeal finding that a Russian court's annulment of an arbitral award was the result of a "partial and dependent judicial process", which could give rise to an issue estoppel in England.

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