English High Court remits Russian corporate raid claim to LCIA tribunal | Practical Law

English High Court remits Russian corporate raid claim to LCIA tribunal | Practical Law

In Egiazaryan and others v OJSC OEK Finance and another [2015] EWHC 3532 (Comm), the Commercial Court considered a challenge to an LCIA award under section 67 of the English Arbitration Act 1996, on the ground that the tribunal was wrong to reject jurisdiction over a third party to the arbitration agreement and to find that the claimant's Russian tort claim fell within the scope of the arbitration agreement.

English High Court remits Russian corporate raid claim to LCIA tribunal

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 9-620-8952 (Approx. 7 pages)

English High Court remits Russian corporate raid claim to LCIA tribunal

by Practical Law Arbitration
Published on 09 Dec 2015 • England, Wales
In Egiazaryan and others v OJSC OEK Finance and another [2015] EWHC 3532 (Comm), the Commercial Court considered a challenge to an LCIA award under section 67 of the English Arbitration Act 1996, on the ground that the tribunal was wrong to reject jurisdiction over a third party to the arbitration agreement and to find that the claimant's Russian tort claim fell within the scope of the arbitration agreement.