Kluwer: Stay or Pay: Decoding the Deposit Dilemma in Staying Arbitral Awards

Published on January 2, 2025

By Vrinda Pareek and Aayushi Singh

Earlier this year, the Bombay High Court  in  Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. v. Shilpi Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (“Balmer Lawrie Decision”) reviewed an application to stay the enforcement of an arbitral award for payment of money (“Money Award”). The award debtor (“Applicant”) had already provided a 100% bank guarantee for the Money Award amount (plus...

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Kluwer: Spain Tops the Ranking as the Most Non-compliant State: Main Findings of the 2024 Report on Compliance With Investment Treaty Awards

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