Jurisdiction: revisiting an award

In J v K [2019] EWHC 273 (Comm) there was an allegation that the tribunal had sought to reopen an award by making a conflicting ruling in a later award, and that such conduct was beyond the jurisdiction of the tribunal. Butcher J rejected the underlying contention that the tribunal had in fact reached a different conclusion, but was of the view that an error of that sort did not go to jurisdiction.

J v K : the background facts