Arbitration Law Monthly
Serious irregularity: disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
In Soletanche Bachy France SAS v Aqaba Container Terminal (Pvt) Co [2019] EWHC 362 (Comm) a series of four challenges were made to an arbitration award. That of greatest interest related to the arbitrators’ continuing obligation to disclose potential conflicts of interest. The challenges were all dismissed on the facts.
Soletanche
: the facts