Arbitration Law Monthly
Serious irregularity: deciding the matter on a ground not argued
In English law there is serious irregularity capable of leading to an award being set aside where the tribunal decides issues not put to it. GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Co Ltd v Tornado Consumer Goods Ltd [2017] SGHC 193 is an illustration of the point from Singapore, under legislation differently drafted but to the same effect.
Midea
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