Sino Channel Asia Ltd v Dana Shipping and Trading Pte Singapore and Another – QBD (Comm Ct) (Sir Bernard Eder sitting as a Judge of the High Court) [2016] EWHC 1118 (Comm) – 20 May 2016

Arbitration – Jurisdiction – Whether tribunal properly constituted - Agency – Whether notice of arbitration validly served -Actual and ostensible authority - Ratification

Disputes arose under a contract of affreightment (CAO) dated 9 April 2013 between the first defendant (Dana), as owner, and the claimant (Sino Channel) as charterer. Dana appointed an arbitrator and emailed their notice of arbitration to a Mr Daniel Cai calling upon Sino Channel to appoint their arbitrator.