LG Caltex Gas Co Ltd and Anr v China National Petroleum Corporation and Anr - Court of Appeal (Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers MR, Pill and Keene LJJ) - 15 May 2001

Arbitration awards determining that respondents were not parties to the alleged contracts containing the London arbitration clauses and therefore not liable to appellants - Whether awards were awards as to substantive jurisdiction or awards as to merits - Whether appellants precluded from raising objection to awards by reason of section 73 Arbitration Act 1996

The first alleged contract was made on 18 October 1995 when one of the appellants entered into a charterparty with the respondents. The second alleged contract was a purported Supply Contract dated 18 October 1995 between the other appellant and the respondents. Both “contracts” contained London arbitration clauses.