Issue 13

April 2015

In this edition we cover the following topics; the ICC launch of the new 2015 Expert Rules; The Insurance Act 2015; challenging an arbitration and the removal of an arbitrator from court based on justifiable doubts as to his impartiality.

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10 April 2015

Court removes arbitrator based on justifiable doubts as to his impartiality

A party may apply to the English court to remove an arbitrator on the grounds that circumstances exist that give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality.

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10 April 2015

ICC Launches New 2015 Expert Rules

After careful consultation the 2003 Rules for Expertise have been updated and amended, resulting in three sets of rules for the appointment and administration of Experts and Neutrals, which came into effect on 1 February 2015 (the Rules).

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10 April 2015

The Insurance Act 2015

On 12 February 2015, the Insurance Act 2015 (“the Insurance Act”) received Royal Assent. It represents the most significant statutory change to UK commercial insurance law in over 100 years.

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10 April 2015

Challenging an arbitration decision

It would be fair to say that a party wishing to challenge an arbitration award, under the 1996 Arbitration Act, in England and Wales will as a general rule face an uphill struggle.

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