Appointment of an arbitrator: failure of appointment

In Global Aerospares Ltd v Airest AS [2023] EWHC 1430 (Comm) the applicant applied to the court for the appointment of an arbitrator on the ground that the agreed appointment process had failed. The reason for the failure was the applicant's disregard of the agreed method of service of notices including any notice of arbitration. The application was refused.

Global Aerospares : the contractual background