Application for stay of arbitration.
Colman J explored the correct approach where matters are raised under s9(4): ‘Where the court takes the course of deciding the matter [under s9(4)], the Court of Appeal, again in the Al-Naimi case, indicated that the court should direct a trial where there are triable issues on the facts material to the jurisdiction question on which there were requests for cross-examination. However this principle may give way to the agreement of the parties that the matter should be decided on witness statements alone.’
Judges:
Colman J
Citations:
[2006] EWHC 2006 (Comm), [2007] 1 All ER (Comm) 591, [2007] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 237, [2006] ArbLR 1, [2007] 2 CLC 157, [2007] 1 Lloyds Rep 237
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Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Soleymani v Nifty Gateway Llc ComC 24-Mar-2022
Arbitration jurisdiction applications stayed
The claimant sought declaratory relief as to the basis of a purchase after he placed a bid for a blockchain-based non-fungible token (also known as an NFT) associated with an artwork by the artist known as Beeple titled ‘Abundance’. The court was . .
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Arbitration
Updated: 03 April 2022; Ref: scu.248822