West Tankers Inc v Allianz Spa and Another: CA 24 Jan 2012

The Court was asked whether there was power under section 66 of the 1996 Act to order judgment to be entered in the terms of an arbitral award in a case where the award is declaratory in form and more particularly where it takes the form of a negative declaration, i.e. a declaration that the successful party has no legal liability to the other party in respect of the subject matter of the arbitration.

Judges:

Carnwath, Lloyd, Toulson LJJ

Citations:

[2012] Bus LR 1701, [2012] WLR(D) 9, 140 Con LR 45, [2012] EWCA Civ 27

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Arbitration Act 1996 6

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Arbitration

Updated: 04 October 2022; Ref: scu.450468