NOMIHOLD SECURITIES INC V MOBILE TELESYSTEMS FINANCE SA

[2012] EWHC 130 (Comm), Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court, Mr Justice Andrew Smith, 2 February 2012

Arbitration - Anti-arbitration injunction - Jurisdiction of court to grant relief - Whether stay of injunction applications should be granted - Senior Courts Act 1981, section 37 - Arbitration Act 1996, section 9

This was an application by Nomihold to restrain MTSF from commencing two arbitrations. Disputes between the parties had been resolved by an earlier award, and MTSF had sought to raise other issues by commencing two fresh arbitrations. Andrew Smith J ruled as follows.