The role of London in respect of intra-EU investment treaty disputes: a seat and a hub for enforcement?

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In light of the CJEU decisions of Achmea and Komstroy, and following the UK’s exit from the EU, the international arbitral community has been closely looking at London to see how the English courts deal with the enforcement of intra-EU arbitral awards.
With the advent of a number of recent decisions from the English High Court dealing with the enforceability of intra-EU arbitral awards and a highly anticipated decision from the Court of Appeal due later this year, the panel will discuss the current landscape of enforcement of intra-EU awards in the English courts and discuss whether or not London will become a global hub for enforcement of intra-EU arbitral awards. Brexit, in addition, may make London an attractive seat for intra-EU investment treaty disputes where these are not pursued under the ICSID Convention.