December 2022

Designated Zones and the Burden of Proof: An Analysis of Federal Supreme Court Case 1570/2024 on Excise Tax

Supreme Court of Canada rules inoperability of arbitration agreement in insolvency proceedings (Peace River v Petrowest)

This analysis was first published on Lexis®PSL on 07 December 2022 and can befound here. On 10 November 2022, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its ruling in the matter of Peace River Hydro Partners v Petrowest Corp. The decision provides clarification on when insolvency proceedings will render an arbitration agreement […]

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War Series: Arbitration Enforcement Amidst Sovereign Capital Controls

Dubai High Court denies enforcement of arbitration award against foreign party (Article III of the New York Convention)

  The Dubai Cassation Court, the highest tier of court litigation in the Emirate of Dubai, recently rendered judgment rejecting enforcement of an arbitration award against a foreign award debtor on the basis that the debtor does not have a domicile in the United Arab Emirates. Furthermore, the Dubai Cassation Court provided an interpretation of

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