India wins another pivotal state immunity clash

The London High Court has ruled that India’s ratification of the New York Convention is not a waiver of state immunity as the country seeks to escape enforcement of two arbitral awards. The Commercial Court of the High Court in London last week (17 April) handed down a major ruling which held that India’s ratification of the 1958 New York Convention (NYC) does not in itself mean the country had submitted to the jurisdiction of the UK courts by way of “prior written agreement”. The