Arbitration Law Monthly
The seat of the arbitration: determining the seat
Process & Industrial Developments Ltd v The Federal Republic of Nigeria [2019] EWHC 2241 (Comm), a decision of Butcher J, discusses a number of points relating to the seat of the arbitration, emphasising the distinction between the juridical seat and the place where hearings are held and also the jurisdiction of a tribunal to rule on the seat.
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