First Investment Corporation of the Marshall Islands v Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd and Others – US Court of Appeals (5th Circuit) (Stewart CJ, King and Owen Ct JJ) – 21 December 2012

Practice – Enforcement of foreign arbitration award – Petition brought against Chinese companies and People’s Republic of China – Whether court had personal and subject matter jurisdiction over respondents

First Investment Corporation of the Marshall Islands (First Investment) concluded a series of shipbuilding contracts with Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd (Mawei) and Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group Corporation (FSIGC).