Application by the Claimants for the removal of the Third Defendant as an arbitrator pursuant to s.24(1)(a) of the 1996 Act, on the grounds that circumstances exist that give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality. The Defendants dispute the existence of such circumstances, and contend in the alternative that the Claimants have lost the right to raise this objection under s.73 of the Act by taking part in the arbitration.
Held: The application succeeded. There had been connections between the arbitrator and the other defendants, and his behaviour gave rise to additional concerns.
Popplewell J
[2015] EWHC 140 (Comm), [2015] 1 All ER (Comm) 560
Bailii
Arbitration Act 1996 24(1)(a) 73#iuu67yk b
England and Wales
Arbitration
Updated: 31 October 2021; Ref: scu.542027