Summary

Subjects & Legal Issues: Extension of time to apply to set aside enforcement of a foreign arbitral award; Enforcement of New York Convention arbitral awards and public policy exception under the Foreign Arbitral Awards Enforcement Act; Foreign act of state doctrine and the Kirkpatrick limitation; Whether reliance on allegedly illegally obtained evidence engages Cayman public policy; Application of the Henderson v Henderson abuse of process principle to new arguments raised after proceedings at the seat of arbitration; Scope of appellate review of discretionary case management decisions; Balancing delay, prejudice, merits, and the overriding objective in extension of time applications.