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Read moreSupreme Court clarifies key principles and reinforces arbitration-friendly approach
Commercial dispute resolution specialists Gwendoline Davies, Lynsey Oakdene and Nick McQueen consider two recent Supreme Court judgments of significance to the international arbitration community. The first clarifies the approach to determining the governing law of an arbitration agreement and to granting anti-suit injunctions; the second clarifies the law on arbitrator bias and the duties of impartiality and disclosure.
Read moreU.K. Supreme Court Confirms That Arbitrators Are Under a Legal Duty to Disclose Matters Which Would or Might Create an Appearance of Bias
In a landmark decision handed down on November 27, 2020, the U.K. Supreme Court has confirmed that the English law of arbitration imposes a duty on arbitrators to disclose matters which would or might lead to the conclusion that there is a real possibility that they are biased. This welcome development in English law reinforces the integrity and reputation of English-seated arbitration, and is consistent with best practice seen in the International Bar Association (IBA) Guidelines on Conflict of Interest and leading institutional rules.
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