UK 97

13 - 05 - 2014

UK 97

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXXIX (2014)
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
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UK 97. Privy Council, 13 May 2014

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501

The court discusses questions relating to the general approach taken by the Convention to the grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement, including its pro-enforcement bias, as well as the system of the Convention, under which recognition and enforcement may only be denied on seven listed grounds and the petitioner has only the obligations set out in Art. IV.

Grounds are exhaustive
511

Due process: The court discusses various irregularities affecting due process, including letters not sent, names of arbitrators or experts not communicated, language of proceedings and communications, etc.

"Otherwise unable to present his case"
512 Ground c: Excess by arbitrator of his authority - Excess of authority
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