Arbitration Law Monthly
Jurisdiction: arbitration and bills of exchange
The substantive question before Picken J in Uttam Galva Steels Ltd v Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd [2018] EWHC 1098 (Comm) was whether an arbitration clause in a contract of sale extended to disputes arising under bills of exchange issued in accordance with the contract of sale, a matter that has been litigated on a number of occasions in Singapore. The case also raised interesting questions about the status of a jurisdictional ruling made by the arbitrator and the time at which an objection to jurisdiction had to be first raised.
Uttam Galva Steels
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