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Removal of arbitrator: qualifications
In Allianz
Insurance plc v Tonicstar Ltd [2018] EWCA
Civ 434 the Court of Appeal has reversed the first instance decision of Teare
J, [2018] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 229 on the
question whether the qualification required for the appointment of an
arbitrator in respect of a reinsurance dispute – “experience of insurance or
reinsurance” – precluded the appointment of a highly experienced QC.
Online Published Date:
23 April 2018
Appeared in issue:
Vol 18 No 04 - 01 April 2018
Interim relief: preservation of assets and evidence
Section 44 of the Arbitration Act 1996 permits the
English courts to grant orders preserving assets or evidence for an arbitration
in case of urgency and where the tribunal is unable to act. In Company 1 v Company 2 and Another [2017] EWHC 2319 (QB) the issue before HH Judge Saffman was not only
whether the matter was urgent, but also whether it was appropriate for the
English court to intervene to support an arbitration which had its seat in
Switzerland. The application failed on both counts.
Online Published Date:
23 April 2018
Appeared in issue:
Vol 18 No 04 - 01 April 2018