The purpose of this article is to analyse the development of case law that has taken place in our country with regard to the causes of opposition to the recognition of foreign awards, invoked under the provisions of Article V of the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards made in New York on 10th June 1958.
Through this study, we will statistically analyse the impact of these different causes of opposition to the recognition of foreign awards in Spain and we will conclude which are the ones that have received the most support from our Superior Courts of Justice. To do so, we will take into account the most relevant decisions handed down by these courts on the matter over the past ten years that have elapsed since such jurisdiction was conferred on them.
Finally, and by way of illustration, we will share an analysis of some of these decisions which undoubtedly had a substantial impact in Spain and contributed to strengthening the confidence of legal operators in international commercial arbitration.
Iurgium [previously Spain Arbitration Review]