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Arbitrator’s Duty of Disclosure

December 26, 2020January 1, 2021 - by Phillip Rompotis

Tanner De Witt provide a summary of Halliburton v Chubb, where the English Supreme Court considered issues of bias and disclosure.

Arbitrator Appointment

The Death, Disability and Disqualification of Arbitrators

January 12, 2020January 22, 2020 - by Phillip Rompotis

仲裁员的死亡，残障，取消资格
When appointing an arbitrator, parties rarely consider taking out a legal risk policy to cover the death, disability and disqualification of an arbitrator. In this interesting article, the author discusses the issue and the options available.

Arbitrator Appointment / England / English Arbitration Act s.33 / English Arbitration Act s.68 / IBA Rules / Impartiality

Arbitrator’s Duty of Impartiality: Almazeedi And Halliburton

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 - by Phillip Rompotis

仲裁员的公正义务
The requirement for arbitrators to act “impartially” is enshrined in the English Arbitration Act (and together with “independence”, in the Model Law and many institutional rules). This note reviews these concepts in light of the judgments in Almazeedi and Halliburton.

Arbitrator Appointment / Enforcement / Interpretation / Jurisdiction / Model Law Article 34 / Non Parties / Setting Aside Award / Singapore

Singapore Court Rejects Application To Set Aside Award

September 5, 2019October 6, 2019 - by Phillip Rompotis

新加坡法院驳回撤销仲裁裁决的申请
The Singapore High Court dismisses an application to set aside an arbitration award under A.34 of the Model Law, finding that the tribunal had jurisdiction and that its composition was in accordance with the parties’ agreement.

Arbitration Rules / Arbitrator Appointment / Europe / IBA Rules / Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Rules Article 19 / Sweden

Stockholm Chamber Practice Note On Arbitrator Challenges

August 15, 2019August 24, 2019 - by Phillip Rompotis

The SCC issued a report in August reviewing decisions by the SCC Board concerning challenges to arbitrators during 2016-2018, finding that 8 out of 46 challenges succeeded.

Abuse of Process / Arbitrator Appointment / Expedited Arbitration / Extension of Time / Model Law Article 16(3) / Model Law Article 34(3) / Model Law Article 5 / Setting Aside Award / Singapore / Singapore Supreme Court of Judicature Act, para. 7 of the First Schedule

Singapore Court Holds Set Aside Time Under Model Law Cannot Be Extended

August 7, 2019January 8, 2020 - by Phillip Rompotis

In an important decision, a Singapore court finds that the time to bring a setting aside application under Article 34(3) of the Model Law cannot be extended.