NETHERLANDS 56
Yearbook
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XLII (2017)
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Excerpt
Excerpt decision NETHERLANDS 56
Summary
Netherlands 56. X BV v. Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjenslidig) et al., Rechtbank, Rotterdam, 23 December 2015
Related topics
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Law applicable to "Null and void", etc. (for formal validity and applicable law, see Art. II, ¶204)
The court discusses which law – lex fori, lex contractus, law of the State where the award will be made – applies specifically to determining whether an agreement to arbitrate is “null and void etc.“, and, by extension, which law applies to determining the validity of arbitration agreements.