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Arbitration Law Monthly

Arbitrators: duty of disclosure

In V and Another v K [2025] EWHC 1523 (Comm); [2025] 2 Lloyd's Rep 90 Calver J reviewed the principles applicable to potential conflict disclosures by an arbitrator. The judge ruled that there was no duty of disclosure in the case of a respected maritime KC who received a relatively small proportion of appointments from one firm of solicitors.

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