In an application to stay an action on a contract brought by the respondents on the ground that the contract contained a clause of reference, held that though an arbiter need not be independent of the parties, the fact that questions of moment were involved in the case to which he must be a principal witness warranted the Court in refusing to stay proceedings in an action regarding matters falling under the reference.
Judges:
Lords Atkinson, Shaw, Moulton, and Parker
Citations:
[1913] UKHL 959, 50 SLR 959
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Contract
Updated: 03 February 2022; Ref: scu.632741