UR POWER GMBH v KUOK OILS AND GRAINS PTE LTD

[2009] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 495

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice Gross

Arbitration — Dispute as to whether parties had entered into agreement — Jurisdiction — Substantial irregularity — Error of law — Whether obligation to open a letter of credit was a condition precedent to the making of a contract of sale — Separability of arbitration clause — Time limits for application to court under two-tier arbitration — Whether time should be extended — Arbitration Act 1996, sections 7, 30, 67, 68, 69, 70 and 80(3).