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As a business owner, you can experience times when relationships with other companies are not going well. When business relationships go wrong, it may be because you and the other party disagree on something, leading to a commercial dispute<\/a>. One way to resolve a commercial dispute is by using arbitration proceedings with an arbitral tribunal. However, when you take this path, you may need to request an anti-suit injunction from an English court. This article will explain what anti-suit injunctions are for commercial disputes. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Guide to Resolving UK Business Disputes<\/div>\n
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This guide outlines how to resolve commercial disputes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\nDownload Now<\/a> <\/section>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

What is International Commercial Arbitration? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Commercial arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution<\/a> (ADR) that you may choose to resolve a dispute. Other types of ADR include, for example, mediation and negotiation. Arbitration, however, is a more formal type of ADR and follows rules and procedures. International commercial arbitration is explored when the other party to the arbitration is in a different state or territory from you. Therefore, it is relevant for cross-border commercial disputes. When you carry out arbitration, you usually have an arbitration agreement with the other party or an arbitration clause<\/a> in your existing contract. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arbitration is when you refer the dispute to an arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, known as an arbitral panel. The role of the arbitral panel is to listen to both parties’ evidence regarding the dispute and then make a legally binding decision to resolve it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are Anti-Suit Injunctions in Commercial Arbitration?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An anti-suit injunction is an order preventing the other party from initiating legal proceedings. In cross-border disputes, you might apply to a court for an anti-suit injunction if the other side is threatening to take your business to court. This could take place such as the Supreme Court and possibly the High Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broadly, an injunction is a legal tool by a court to order a person or business to do or stop doing something, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n