Junior Seminar: Navigating Pre-Arbitration Waters: Anti-Suit Injunctions, Emergency Relief, and Validity Challenges
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
Registration, breakfast and networking 08:00 - 08:45
Seminar 08:45 - 09:30
Venue: Maitland Chambers, 7 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, WC2A 3SZ.
Presented by Edward Meuli, Edward Armitage and Jason Mitchell
In this seminar, Edward, Edward and Jason will discuss three challenges that may arise in the early stages of an arbitration.
First, a party to an arbitration agreement may institute litigation in England or abroad in breach of the arbitration agreement. Anti-suit injunctions are usually the answer, but parties often overlook the power of the arbitral tribunal to grant that form of relief.
Second, there is sometimes an urgent need for interim relief, usually to hold the ring pending the arbitration. Here too, parties often overlook the role and power of the arbitral tribunal for stopgap solutions.
Third, a claimant sometimes faces an argument that an arbitration agreement is invalid, with knock-on arguments about the tribunal’s jurisdiction (and its jurisdiction to determine its own jurisdiction).
The seminar will provide practical guidance on how to navigate these issues, with a particular focus on solving them using the powers and procedures afforded to tribunals under most institutional rules.
This seminar is ideal for junior practitioners (around 10 years PQE or under) or for anyone in need of a quick refresher.
Registration:
To reserve your place at the seminar, please email seminar@maitlandchambers.com, specifying if you have any dietary requirements.