There was a dispute about the entitlement of a lay arbitrator, who had been appointed by order of the Court to determine a boundary dispute between two estates, to charge for the attorney he had employed.
Held: ‘Where parties appoint a lay arbitrator, if the reference is to be brought to a safe conclusion, it is almost of necessity he should have professional assistance in the conduct of it and in framing the award’
Citations:
(1850) 19 LJQB 329
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Agrimex Ltd v Tradigrain Sa and others ComC 9-Jul-2003
Challenge was brought against the fees charged by the arbitrator, and in particular at the cost of the arbitrator bringing in a legally qualified draftsman.
Held: A draftsman’s task would not be himself to refine the arbitrator’s reasoning, . .
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Arbitration
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.185869