Arbitration Law Monthly

The effect of a successful challenge Under s68(2)(f) of the Arbitration Act 1996, the court is permitted to remit an award to the arbitrator to correct any uncertainty or ambiguity in the award. This subsection may be used where the award is in a..

Damage representing the costs of arbitration The decision of Langley J in Vrinera Marine Co Ltd v Easter Rich Operations Inc, The Vakis T [2004] EWHC 1752 (Comm) raises a short but important point on the measure of damages available to a party who..

The criteria for appeal In Keydon Estates Ltd v Western Power Distribution (South Wales) Ltd [2004] EWHC 996 (Ch), Lloyd J considered the statutory criteria for the grant of permission to appeal for error of law, under s69 of the Arbitration Act..

Public policy The New Zealand decision in Kimberley Construction Ltd v Mermaid Holdings Ltd [2004] 1 NZLR 386 contains an interesting analysis of the rules of public policy as they operate in respect of the enforcement of arbitration..

The right to be heard In Margulead Ltd v Exide Technologies [2004] EWHC 1019 (Comm) Colman J considered whether the claimant in an arbitration is always entitled to ‘the last word’ and whether a failure to address an argument raised by..