English High Court Rules That Compliance With Pre-Arbitration Negotiation Periods Incapable of Challenge on Jurisdictional Grounds | King & Spalding
Republic of Sierra Leone v SL Mining The English High Court (Sir Michael Burton GBE) has handed down a significant judgment dismissing a challenge to a Tribunal’s jurisdiction under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 - Republic of Sierra Leone v SL Mining [2021] EWHC 286 (Comm). King & Spalding represented SL Mining before the High Court and continues to represent it in the ongoing underlying ICC Arbitration, and in an ICSID Arbitration. Thomas K. Sprange QC and Kabir Bhalla appeared with Ali Malek QC in the High Court, instructed by John Savage QC. The decision is the first detailed c...
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