The defendant sought leave to appeal against a refusal of a stay of arbitration. He was an Indian national operating as a solicitor in London. When pursued for rent arrears on his busines premises, he requested a stay, seeking to take the protection of a bilateral investment treaty protecting nationals of one state who invested another.
Held: He could not claim the benefit of the treaty. He sought to impose the burden of the treaty on a private company. That was not its intention.
Judges:
Lord Justice Laws, Lord Justice Richards and Lord Justice Lawrence Collins
Citations:
[2008] EWCA Civ 1283, Times 01-Dec-2008
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Arbitration, International
Updated: 19 July 2022; Ref: scu.278208