National Iranian Oil Co v Crescent Petroleum Co International Ltd

Subject Matter

ARBITRATION — Arbitrator — Jurisdiction — Claimant challenging arbitral award — Party to arbitration proceedings losing right to challenge tribunal’s substantive jurisdiction before court unless objection raised before tribunal — Specificity with which jurisdictional objection must be raised in order to preserve right to object — Proper approach to determining whether right lost — Arbitration Act 1996 (c 23), ss 67, 73

[2022] EWHC 2641 (Comm); [2023] Bus LR 235; [2023] 1 Lloyd's Rep 475; [2022] WLR(D) 420, KBD

ARBITRATION — Appeal — Permission to appeal — Court deciding that party to arbitration proceedings not losing right to challenge arbitration award — Whether Court of Appeal having jurisdiction to grant permission to appeal against such decision — Whether permission of first instance court required — Arbitration Act 1996 (c 23), ss 67, 73

[2023] EWCA Civ 826; [2024] 1 WLR 71; [2023] Bus LR 1849; [2024] 1 All ER (Comm) 863; [2023] 2 Lloyd's Rep 279; [2023] WLR(D) 306, CA

Appellate History