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16 May 2024

English High Court rejects Section 68 challenge to arbitral award on the grounds of "serious irregularity"

In the case of Republic of Kosovo v ContourGlobal Kosovo LLC [2024] EWHC 877 (Comm), the English High Court (the High Court) has rejected a challenge by …

21 June 2023

English Commercial Court rules that a party must act "promptly" in raising a challenge to the effectiveness of arbitral proceedings, and rejects application for set aside of partial award

Summary In Radisson Hotels APS Denmark v Hayat Otel Işletmeciliği Turizm Yatırım Ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi [2023] EWHC 892 (Comm) the Commercial Court …

04 May 2022

Livian on a prayer: Claimant's last hope s68 challenge is firmly rejected by the Commercial Court

The Commercial Court has rejected an attempt to challenge an LCIA award on grounds of serious irregularity under section 68(2)(a) of the Arbitration Act …

23 August 2021

ENGLISH COURT UPHOLDS MULTIPLE CHALLENGES TO ARBITRAL AWARD FOR BREACH OF THE TRIBUNAL'S DUTY OF FAIRNESS

04 June 2020

ENGLISH COURT CONSIDERS CHALLENGES TO A FURTHER AWARD MADE AFTER REMISSION TO THE TRIBUNAL FOLLOWING AN EARLIER SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE

07 October 2019

ENGLISH COURT DISMISSES S68 CHALLENGE TO PROCEDURAL ORDER

06 June 2019

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 …

21 December 2018

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 …

01 November 2018

English court sets aside arbitration award for serious irregularity due to tribunal's non-disclosure of novel point central to award

The odds of successfully challenging an arbitral award in the English Courts on the basis of s68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (serious irregularity) …

03 July 2018

English Court dismisses attempt to set aside LCIA award on grounds of serious irregularity

In the recent case of X v Y [2018] EWHC 741 (Comm), the English High Court dismissed an application to set aside an arbitral award under s68 of the …

20 February 2015

Remission or Set Aside for an arbitral award where a challenge for serious irregularity is made out before the English courts?

In the case of The Secretary of State for the Home Department and Raytheon Systems Limited [2015] EWHC 311 (TCC) and [2014] EWHC 4375 (TCC), the English …

24 October 2013

High Court rejects challenge to an arbitral award for serious irregularity

In the case of Primera Maritime (Hellas) Limited and Others vs Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co Ltd and others, published on 15 October 2013, the London …