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AUSTRALIA 35 C
Supreme Court of Victoria, Court of Appeal, 22 August 2011
(IMC Aviation Solutions Pty Ltd v. Altain Khuder LLC)
AUSTRALIA 35 C
See also Supreme Court of Victoria, Commercial and Equity Division, Commercial Court, 28 January 2011 (Altain Khuder LLC v. IMC Mining Inc, et al.) AUSTRALIA 35 A
and
Supreme Court of Victoria, Commercial and Equity Division, Commercial Court, 3 February 2011 (Altain Khuder LLC v. IMC Mining Inc, et al.) AUSTRALIA 35 B
The court discusses the principle that the procedure for the enforcement of awards under the Convention is governed by the lex fori, as well as procedural issues (such as the competent enforcement court) not falling under the specific cases of ¶¶ 302-307.
The court discusses the conditions under which a party may be estopped from raising a ground for refusal of enforcement under the Convention or has waived the right to raise it.
The court discusses the general conditions the Convention imposes on a petitioner for seeking recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award – namely, the submission of the original arbitration agreement or arbitral award or a certified copy thereof – and examines in general whether these conditions were complied in the case at issue.
The court discusses the burden of proof of the grounds for refusing enforcement under the Convention.
Invalidity of the arbitration agreement: The court discusses other cases of invalidity of the arbitration agreement, including that there was no agreement at all or that the party was not a signatory thereto, that the incorrect arbitral institution was chosen, etc.
Due process: The court discusses what constitutes “proper notice” of the appointment of the arbitrators or of the arbitration proceedings.
Public policy: The court discusses alleged violations of a fundamental rule of due process in the arbitration on the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award, including the failure to communicate the names of the arbitrators, the failure to send copies of reports or letters filed in the arbitration, etc.
Public policy: The court discusses the effect of other alleged violations of public policy on the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award, such as contradictory reasons, manifest disregard of the law (US), etc.