Foreign sovereign entitled to argue immunity before defending against arbitral award enforcement (DC Circuit) | Practical Law

Foreign sovereign entitled to argue immunity before defending against arbitral award enforcement (DC Circuit) | Practical Law

The US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC reversed a decision of the District Court that ordered Nigeria to file a response containing its "merits arguments" in addition to its immunity and other jurisdictional defences to enforcement of an award arising from a London-seated arbitration conducted under the rules of the Nigerian Arbitration and Conciliation Act.

Foreign sovereign entitled to argue immunity before defending against arbitral award enforcement (DC Circuit)

by Practical Law Arbitration
Published on 23 Jun 2020 • International, USA (National/Federal)
The US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC reversed a decision of the District Court that ordered Nigeria to file a response containing its "merits arguments" in addition to its immunity and other jurisdictional defences to enforcement of an award arising from a London-seated arbitration conducted under the rules of the Nigerian Arbitration and Conciliation Act.