London Arbitration 18/26

Voyage charter - Amended GENCON form with additional riders - LMAA arbitration - Jurisdiction - Challenge to arbitrator - Effect of "commercial men and no lawyers" provision in respect of appointment of non-practising former lawyer as arbitrator

The dispute arose out of a charterparty on an amended GENCON form with rider clauses. Clauses 42 and 43 read together provided for arbitration in London with English law to apply.