Court grants declaration that court appointed arbitrator lacks jurisdiction over foreign court claims (English Commercial Court) | Practical Law

Court grants declaration that court appointed arbitrator lacks jurisdiction over foreign court claims (English Commercial Court) | Practical Law

In National Investment Bank Ltd v Eland International (Thailand) Co Ltd and another [2022] EWHC 1168 (Comm), the English Commercial Court granted an application under section 72 of the Arbitration Act 1996 for a declaration that an arbitrator appointed by the court under section 18 of that legislation did not have jurisdiction in respect of claims already advanced in court proceedings in Ghana.

Court grants declaration that court appointed arbitrator lacks jurisdiction over foreign court claims (English Commercial Court)

by Practical Law Arbitration
Published on 18 May 2022 • England, Wales
In National Investment Bank Ltd v Eland International (Thailand) Co Ltd and another [2022] EWHC 1168 (Comm), the English Commercial Court granted an application under section 72 of the Arbitration Act 1996 for a declaration that an arbitrator appointed by the court under section 18 of that legislation did not have jurisdiction in respect of claims already advanced in court proceedings in Ghana.