FIRST INVESTMENT CORPORATION v FUJIAN MAWEI SHIPBUILDING LTD AND ANOTHER

[2016] 6 CMCLR 52

XIAMEN MARITIME COURT OF CHINA(CIVIL RULING)

Before Presiding Judge Xizhou,Judge Tao,Judge Pingping,Court Clerk Yanzhong

LMAA arbitration - Preliminary issue = Arbitrators' reading of without prejudice materials during amicable settlement talks = Truncated arbitration tribunal = Arbitrators arrested = English Arbitration Act 1996, section 52 = LMAA Rules, para 8(e) = Whether arbitration award rendered by the remaining two arbitrators valid.