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Apparent bias: an arbitrator’s duty of disclosure
In Halliburton Co v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd and Others [2018] EWCA Civ 817 the Court of Appeal has upheld the first instance decision of Popplewell J in refusing to dismiss an arbitrator who had been appointed by solicitors for the same party in related proceedings.
Online Published Date:
21 November 2018
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Vol 18 No 10 - 21 November 2018
Enforcement of arbitration awards: illegality and public policy
The New York Convention, implemented in England by the Arbitration Act 1996, sets out a public policy defence to an application for the enforcement of an overseas award. In RBRG Trading (UK) Ltd v Sinocore International Co Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 838 the Court of Appeal has reconsidered the principles applicable to the operation of the defence.
Online Published Date:
21 November 2018
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Vol 18 No 10 - 21 November 2018
Jurisdiction: arbitration and bills of exchange
The substantive question before Picken J in Uttam Galva Steels Ltd v Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd [2018] EWHC 1098 (Comm) was whether an arbitration clause in a contract of sale extended to disputes arising under bills of exchange issued in accordance with the contract of sale, a matter that has been litigated on a number of occasions in Singapore. The case also raised interesting questions about the status of a jurisdictional ruling made by the arbitrator and the time at which an objection to jurisdiction had to be first raised.
Online Published Date:
21 November 2018
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Vol 18 No 10 - 21 November 2018