INVESTCOM GLOBAL LTD V PLC INVESTMENTS LTD AND OTHERS

[2024] EWHC 2505 (Comm), King's Bench Division, Commercial Court, Mr Justice Henshaw, 3 October 2024

Arbitration – Seat of the arbitration – Seat not designated by parties – Seat determined by ICC – Whether ICC had jurisdiction to determine seat – Anti-suit injunction – Senior Courts Act 1981, section 37 – Arbitration Act 1996, section 3 – CPR 62.5 and Practice Direction 6B

Investcom and D1 (which was alleged to be beneficially owned by D2 and D3) entered into a shareholders' agreement (SHA) governing their investment in MTN Liberia, which had a licence to operate a telecommunications network in Liberia.