UK 106
Yearbook
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XLII (2017)
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
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UK 106. Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation v. IPCO (Nigeria) Limited, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, 1 March 2017
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301
Procedure for enforcement in general
The court discusses the principle that the procedure for the enforcement of awards under the Convention is governed by the lex fori, as well as procedural issues (such as the competent enforcement court) not falling under the specific cases of ¶¶ 302-307.
601
Adjournment of decision on enforcement
The court discusses the conditions for granting adjournment of a proceeding relating to the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award, and the court’s discretionary power to do so, as well the determination of “suitable security” and the power to request it.