UK 98

22 - 05 - 2014

UK 98

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXXIX (2014)
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
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UK 98. High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Commercial Court, 22 May 2014

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The court discusses aspects relating to the implementation of the Convention in a Contracting State: the self-executing nature of the Convention v. the requirement of implementing legislation; the lack of implementing legislation; legislation that diverges from the text of the Convention or is defective under national law. Also, the domestic requirement that a State be included in an official list (“gazetted”) to ascertain reciprocity.

Implementing legislation
501

The court discusses questions relating to the general approach taken by the Convention to the grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement, including its pro-enforcement bias, as well as the system of the Convention, under which recognition and enforcement may only be denied on seven listed grounds and the petitioner has only the obligations set out in Art. IV.

Grounds are exhaustive
503

The court discusses the burden of proof of the grounds for refusing enforcement under the Convention.

Burden of proof on respondent
514 Ground e: Award not binding, suspended or set aside - "Binding"
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