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.

An earlier unreported decision had so construed the clause, and the question was whether that decision should be followed.