Arbitration
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St George’s Investment Co v Gemini Consulting Ltd
Arbitration — Appeal — Serious irregularity — Award in rent review arbitration — Arbitrator relying on earlier award of different arbitrator in relation to third floor of same building –…
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Lesotho Highlands Development Authority v Impregilo SpA and others
Arbitration award — Whether arbitrators entitled to make award in selected currency — Whether arbitrators entitled to award interest — Whether powers excluded by agreement — Court holding arbitrators exceeding…
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AMEC Civil Engineering Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport
Construction contract — Standard arbitration clause — Employer alleging breach of contract by appellant — Whether “dispute” between parties — Whether valid decision of engineer as condition precedent to arbitration…
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St George’s Investment Co v Gemini Consulting
Rent review — Parties agreeing on basis of valuation — Whether arbitrator departing from agreed basis — Whether serious irregularity causing substantial injustice — Claim allowed
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Marklands Ltd v Virgin Retail Ltd
Rent review — Valuation of retail premises — Arbitrator applying requirement in lease to value on overall basis rather than on zoning basis — Whether grounds for challenging arbitrator’s award…
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Checkpoint Ltd v Strathclyde Pension Fund
Arbitration — Appeal — Rent review — Arbitrator taking into account personal experience of specific transactions — Whether arbitrator should have given parties opportunity to comment — Whether arbitrator failing…
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PP 2003/50
Arbitrator’s powers. Both landlords and tenants might want to dig out the agreements for lease they have signed and have a close look at any arbitration clauses, following a recent…
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Warborough Investments Ltd v S Robinson & Sons (Holdings) Ltd
Rent review — Arbitration — Arbitrator adopting different approach to comparables from that suggested by parties’ experts — Whether serious irregularity — Section 68 of Arbitration Act 1996 — Appeal…
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Guardcliffe Properties Ltd v City & St James Property Holdings Ltd
Rent review — Arbitration — Serious irregularity — Whether arbitrator erring in making deductions from rent for matters not raised by parties without affording claimant opportunity to comment — Whether…
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PP 2003/24
Comparables – whether arbitrator guilty of giving evidence to himself. Q The Court of Appeal decision in Checkpoint Ltd v Strathclyde Pension Fund [2003] EWCA Civ 84; [2003] 1 EGLR…
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Checkpoint Ltd v Strathclyde Pension Fund
Arbitration — Arbitration Act 1996 — Section 68 serious irregularity — Appeal — Landlord and tenant — Rent review — Whether serious irregularity by arbitrator — Whether leave to appeal…
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Atkinson and others v WSFS Ltd
Petrol filling station and area at rear for bunkering — Lease providing for rent review every five years — Open market rental value as between willing landlord and tenant for…