A new decision signals the Court’s readiness to interpret section 44(2)(a) of the Arbitration Act 1996 broadly.
In A and B v C, D and E (Taking evidence for a foreign seated arbitration), the Court of Appeal unanimously...more
A recent High Court decision provides a timely reminder that parties to an arbitration agreement must take care to ensure that arbitration proceedings are properly served to avoid an award being set aside or refused...more
Privy Council clarifies the nature of arbitration clauses, but uncertainties about the clauses’ effect still remain.
“Non-exclusive” arbitration clauses provide that disputes “may” be referred to arbitration (rather than...more
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Case: Expofrut SA & Others v Melville Services Inc and Lavinia Corporation [2015] EWHC 1950 (Comm)
The English High Court has ruled that an extension to a contractually agreed period in which arbitration proceedings must...more