Barclays Bank plc v Nylon Capital LLP

Subject Matter

CONTRACT — Construction — Expert determination clause — Stay of proceedings — Dispute arising between defendant partnership and claimant member — Claimant bringing court proceedings for declaration — Defendant seeking stay on ground dispute within expert determination clause in partnership agreement — Whether expert’s jurisdiction first to be determined by expert or court — Whether dispute within clause — Whether proceedings to be stayed — Whether wrong determination of law relating to scope of expert’s mandate challengable

[2011] EWCA Civ 826; [2012] Bus LR 542; [2012] 1 All ER (Comm) 912; [2011] 2 Lloyd's Rep 347; [2011] WLR (D) 235, CA

PRACTICE — Judgment — Reserved judgment — Parties settling action after hearing and requesting court not to give judgment — Relevant factors to be considered — Whether court to give judgment

[2011] EWCA Civ 826; [2012] Bus LR 542; [2012] 1 All ER (Comm) 912; [2011] 2 Lloyd's Rep 347; [2011] WLR (D) 235, CA

PRACTICE — Stay of proceedings — Expert determination — Contract containing expert determination clause — Defendant seeking stay of court proceedings on ground dispute within expert determination clause — Whether expert’s jurisdiction first to be determined by expert or court — Whether proceedings to be stayed

[2011] EWCA Civ 826; [2012] Bus LR 542; [2012] 1 All ER (Comm) 912; [2011] 2 Lloyd's Rep 347; [2011] WLR (D) 235, CA

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