UNITED STATES 864

10 - 12 - 2015

UNITED STATES 864

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XLI (2016)
Jurisdiction United States
Summary

US 864. Kven OJSC v. Thunderbolt Enterprises, Ltd, United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, Case No. 15-cv-02304-LB, 10 December 2015

Related topics
301

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.

Procedure for enforcement in general
306

The court discusses the applicable period of limitation for seeking enforcement of an award.

Period of limitation for enforcement
307

The court discusses questions relating to interest on the amount due under the arbitral award, including whether the enforcement court may grant interest not granted in the award, modify interest granted in the award, and grant post-award interest.

Interest on award
501

The court discusses questions relating to the general approach taken by the Convention to the grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement, including its pro-enforcement bias, as well as the system of the Convention, under which recognition and enforcement may only be denied on seven listed grounds and the petitioner has only the obligations set out in Art. IV.

Grounds are exhaustive
503

The court discusses the burden of proof of the grounds for refusing enforcement under the Convention.

Burden of proof on respondent
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