Laker Airways Inc v FLS Aerospace Ltd: ComC 20 Apr 1999

The court was asked: ‘whether a barrister who has been appointed an arbitrator by one party to the arbitration should be removed by the court on the ground that another barrister from the same chambers has been instructed in the arbitration by the appointing party’. The arbitrator had offered to recuse himself if both parties requested, but not only at the request of one. The claimant said that the members of chambers shared office space and administration, and that there was no formal system to protect confidential materials.

Judges:

Rix J

Citations:

[1999] EWHC B3 (Comm), [2000] 1 WLR 113

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Arbitration Act 1996 24(1)(a)

Cited by:

CitedO’Leary International Ltd v North Wales Police Admn 31-May-2012
The company employed drivers to cross the UK. They were stopped and did not have the requisite drivers records. Instead they produced certificates as to having had rest days. These proved false, and the drivers said that the had been produced for . .
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Arbitration, Legal Professions

Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.464592