Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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ED & F MAN SUGAR LTD v BELMONT SHIPPING LTD (THE “AMPLIFY”)

[2012] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 206

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice Teare

Arbitration — Serious irregularity — Demurrage dispute — Documents-only arbitration — Charterers making concession on commencement of laytime — Arbitrators knowing that charterers could make a more favourable case based on reported decision — Whether arbitrators under a duty to alert charterers to reported decision — Whether failure to do so constituted serious irregularity — Arbitration Act, section 68.

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