Arbitration Law Monthly
Duties of the tribunal: delegation of decisions to the tribunal secretary
In P v Q and Others [2017] EWHC 194 (Comm), Popplewell J considered the extent to which an arbitral tribunal can delegate its functions to the Secretary appointed by the tribunal. The judgment is a valuable one, as it is the first detailed analysis of the role of the Chairman and the Secretary in the conduct of contemporary international commercial arbitration.
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