IRVANI v. IRVANI

[2000] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 412

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Nourse, Lord Justice Buxton and Mr. Justice Ferris

Arbitration - Award - Validity - Enforcement - Agreement in 1995 to refer disputes to arbitration - Award made pursuant to agreement - Appeal against award on grounds that defendant not given proper occasion to state his case and arbitrator acted without proper impartiality, dismissed - Whether defendant received fair trial - Whether 1995 agreement enforceable - Whether plaintiff had capacity to contract - Whether enforcement of award should be refused because defendant unable to present his case in arbitration - Arbitration Act, 1975, s.5(2)(c).