Republic of Uganda v Rift Valley Railways (Uganda) Ld and Others: ComC 11 Dec 2020

Application by RVR Investments (Pty) Limited and KU Railways Holdings Limited (the ‘Shareholders’) to be joined as parties to the proceedings under CPR rule 19.4 – or more correctly CPR rule 19.2. The underlying proceedings are a challenge under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 brought by the Claimant, the Republic of Uganda (‘Uganda’) seeking to set aside determinations of the arbitral tribunal which are said to be to the effect that they have jurisdiction and that the arbitration can proceed.

Judges:

Mrs Justice Cockerill DBE

Citations:

[2020] EWHC 3653 (Comm)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Civil Procedure Rules 19.2, Arbitration Act 1996 67

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Arbitration, Jurisdiction

Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.657615