Three former Yukos majority shareholders (the “Shareholders”) initiated enforcement proceedings in England, in the latest instalment of the Shareholders’ long-running international efforts to enforce arbitral awards with an approximate value of $50 billion.  The Court of Appeal considered whether the State immunity Act 1978 (“SIA”) prevented a final and binding determination by a foreign court … Continue reading “Hulley Enterprises Ltd & Ors v The Russian Federation”

The United States sought the extradition of Mr. El-Khouri, a dual UK-Lebanese national residing in the United Kingdom, for prosecution in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under Section 137 of the Extradition Act 2003.  The Supreme Court held that the extradition request fell within Section 137(4) but failed … Continue reading “El-Khouri v Government of the United States of America”

Ms. Costantine initially brought a claim in the Employment Tribunal, which dismissed the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau)’s assertion of State immunity.  The Cultural Bureau appealed all the way to the Supreme Court, which held: (1) English courts have a duty under Section 1(2) of the State Immunity Act 1978 (“SIA”) to consider … Continue reading “The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau) v Costantine”