SOUTH AFRICA 4

27 - 08 - 1985

SOUTH AFRICA 4

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XIV (1989)
Jurisdiction South Africa
Summary

South Africa 4. Supreme Court, Durban and Coast Local Division, 27 August 1985

Related topics
301

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.

Procedure for enforcement in general
306

The court discusses the applicable period of limitation for seeking enforcement of an award.

Period of limitation for enforcement
516

Award not binding, suspended or set aside: The court discusses the difference between the exclusive jurisdiction to set aside an award (primary jurisdiction), which belongs to the courts of the country of origin of the award, and the jurisdiction of all other courts to recognize and enforce the award (secondary jurisdiction); issues relating to the determination of the “competent authority”; and whether an award that has been set aside in the country of origin can be enforced in another State under the Convention.

"Set aside"
SOUTH AFRICA 4