Mare Nova Inc v Zhangjiagang Jiushun Ship Engineering Co Ltd [2025] EWHC 223 (Comm); [2025] 1 Lloyd's Rep 245

A rare success in a section 68 challenge

The case concerned a dispute over defective repairs carried out by a Chinese shipyard on the claimant's vessel. The Commercial Court's decision provides a rare example of a successful challenge under section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 ("the Act") on the ground of serious irregularity.