Hearings
England & Wales
14 Feb 2007 [2007] EWHC 188 (Comm); [2007] 1 Lloyd's Rep 370, QBD
11 Nov 2007 [2007] EWCA Civ 1148; [2008] Bus LR 858; [2008] 2 All ER (Comm) 175; [2008] 1 Lloyd's Rep 40, CA
Sumukan Ltd v Commonwealth Secretariat (No 2)
Subject Matter
ARBITRATION — Arbitrator — Jurisdiction — Dispute between parties referred to tribunal established under defendant's rules — Whether president of tribunal validly appointed — Whether tribunal lacking substantive jurisdiction — Whether failure to raise objections before tribunal precluding their being raised before court — Arbitration Act 1996, ss 67, 73
[2008] Bus LR 858; [2007] 1 Lloyd's Rep 370
Appellate History
Sumukan Ltd v Commonwealth Secretariat (No 2) [2007] EWHC 188 (Comm); [2007] 1 Lloyd's Rep 370, QBD
Decision of Toulson J reversed
Sumukan Ltd v Commonwealth Secretariat (No 2) [2007] EWCA Civ 1148; [2008] Bus LR 858; [2008] 2 All ER (Comm) 175; [2008] 1 Lloyd's Rep 40, CA