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Arbitration weekly highlights—16 May 2019

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Published on: 16 May 2019

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Table of contents

Arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1996
AA 1996, s 68 serious irregularity—shareholders agreement dispute and clarification of awards
AA 1996, s 69 appeal—restitution claim
AA 1996, s 69 appeal—BIMCO Charterparty contractual interpretation
Diversity on the bench
Portland London Commercial Courts Report 2019
Institutional and ad hoc arbitration
LCIA—rules amendments
DIS—2018 statistics
International arbitration

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Arbitration highlights includes our coverage of a number of challenges to awards under the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996) including the High Court’s dismissal of three challenges to an arbitral award brought under AA 1996, s 68 and two appeals on points of law under AA 1996, s 69, one in an underlying arbitration restitution claim between the builder of a superyacht and its purchaser and the second, relating to a point of construction on the interpretation of a BIMCO Charterparty clause.

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