AUSTRIA 31

19 - 10 - 2016

AUSTRIA 31

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XLII (2017)
Jurisdiction Austria
Summary

Austria 31. F GmbH v. Q Ltd, Oberster Gerichtshof, 19 October 2016, 7 Nc 18/16f

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The court discusses how to interpret the Convention’s requirement that the agreement is not null and void etc., as well as specific cases of invalidity: e.g., lack of consent (misrepresentation, duress, or fraud), vague wording of the arbitral clause; other terms of the contract contradict the intention to arbitrate, etc.

"Null and void", etc.
AUSTRIA 31