Remission of award by the court: consequences of remission

The horrendously complicated facts of Stockman Interhold SA v Arricano Real Estate plc [2017] EWHC 2909 (Comm), facing Christopher Hancock QC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, gave rise to an important and little-discussed question. Where an award is remitted to the arbitrator on the ground that there has been an irregularity in the proceedings, does the arbitrator obtain jurisdiction over matters arising after the issuing of the original award?

Stockman : the facts