Three Crowns LLP, together with its co-counsel, Kobre & Kim, has once again secured a victory for Elliott Associates L.P. in its dispute against the Republic of Korea under the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement. On 1 August 2024, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed the Republic of Korea’s application under section 67 of the English Arbitration Act 1996 to set-aside the arbitral award made in Elliott’s favour in June 2023. In his 28-page judgment, Mr Justice Foxton ruled that the Republic of Korea’s application failed at the threshold, as it did not raise a jurisdictional issue that can give rise to a challenge within the meaning of section 30 of the Act. The Court reaffirmed the distinction between what is properly a jurisdictional issue for purposes of a section 67 challenge under English law and the varying approaches taken by arbitral tribunals to issues of jurisdiction and admissibility under international law. The judgment serves as a clear reminder as to why England continues to be one of the most attractive seats for #InternationalArbitration. The Three Crowns team comprised partners Constantine Partasides KC, Georgios Petrochilos KC, Elizabeth Snodgrass, and Simon Consedine, and associates Nicola Peart, YiKang Zhang, Julia Sherman, and Mitchell Hayden-Cook. Click below to read more.
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