All posts
Showing 108 out of 161 results
ENGLISH COURT ALLOWS SECTION 69 APPEAL ON POINT OF LAW AGAINST AWARD ISSUED BY JUDGE-ARBITRATOR
In the recent decision of Equitas Insurance Limited v Municipal Mutual Insurance Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 718 (available here), the Court of Appeal …
ENGLISH HIGH COURT OVERTURNS AN ARBITRAL AWARD AS IT HOLDS THAT AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL LACKED JURISDICTION OVER A DISSOLVED COMPANY PURSUANT TO SECTION 67 OF THE ENGLISH ARBITRATION ACT
The English Commercial court has overturned an arbitral award under section 67 of the English Arbitration Act 1996, finding that an arbitral tribunal …
ENGLISH COURT UPHOLDS S68 CHALLENGE TO ARBITRAL AWARD AND CRITICISES TRIBUNAL FOR TWO-YEAR DELAY
An arbitral award was recently challenged in the English High Court (the Court) in K v P [2019] EWHC 589 (Comm). In a rare example of a successful …
ENGLISH HIGH COURT DISMISSES S68 CHALLENGE TO 'AMBIGUOUS' AWARD
CONTRACTUAL DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF HACKING: ENGLISH COURT CONSIDERS CHALLENGE TO AWARD UNDER s68 AND s69 OF THE ARBITRATION ACT 1996
In a rare example of a successful challenge under s68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act), in K v A [2019] EWHC 1118 (Comm), the English Court held …
ENGLISH COURT FINDS ONE ERROR OF LAW BUT DECLINES TO OVERTURN AWARD UNDER S69 ARBITRATION ACT 1996
Section 67 and 68 challenges to LCIA award dismissed
In the highly complex and contentious case of Filatona Trading Ltd and another v Navigator Equities Ltd and others [2019] EWHC 173 (Comm), the English …
English High Court orders indemnity costs in discontinued s.68 proceedings to challenge awards
In Koshigi Ltd and another company v Donna Union Foundation and another [2019] EWHC 122 (Comm) the English High Court considered an application for costs …
English High Court recognises arbitral tribunal's jurisdiction over settlement agreement in absence of express arbitration clause
In the recent decision of Sonact Group Limited v. Premuda SPA [2018] EWHC 3820 (Comm), the English High Court confirmed its pro-arbitration approach to …
English court provides new guidance on summary dismissal process for groundless serious irregularity challenges
The English High Court has in the last few days proposed a procedurally strict approach to serious irregularity challenges under s68 of the Arbitration …
English Court upholds on paper dismissal of serious irregularity challenge with no prospects of success
The English High Court's decision in Asset Management Corporation Of Nigeria v Qatar National Bank [2018] EWHC 2218 (Comm), handed down in July 2018 but …
Arbitrator's independent inquiries amount to a serious irregularity – English court remits award back to arbitrator
The English High Court has upheld a challenge to an arbitration award on the grounds of serious irregularity, in Fleetwood Wanderers Ltd (t/a Fleetwood …
Showing 108 out of 161 results
View more