PHILIPPINES 5
Yearbook
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXXIII (2008)
Jurisdiction
Philippines
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Full text decision PHILIPPINES 5
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Summary
Philippines 5. Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines, Second Division, 7 January 2008
Related topics
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"Null and void", etc.
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.
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Pre-award attachment and other provisional measures
Related court proceedings: The court discusses whether provisional measures, such as the pre-award attachment of assets, are compatible with the Convention.