Serious irregularity: argument missed by a party

ED & F Man Sugar Ltd v Belmont Shipping Ltd (The Amplify) [2011] EWHC 2992 (Comm), a decision of Teare J, raised a crucial point on the conduct of arbitrators. To what extent is an arbitrator required to draw to the attention of a party a possible argument that he has missed? The answer given by Teare J is: not at all.

Belmont Shipping : the facts