Successful application to stay proceedings under section 9 Arbitration Act 1996 (TCC) | Practical Law

Successful application to stay proceedings under section 9 Arbitration Act 1996 (TCC) | Practical Law

In Costain Ltd v Tarmac Holdings Ltd [2017] EWHC 319 (TCC), Coulson J in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC), Coulson J held that the parties' sub-contract included an arbitration agreement, the dispute between them came within section 9(1) of the English Arbitration Act 1996 and the arbitration agreement was neither "inoperative" nor "null and void" under section 9(4).

Successful application to stay proceedings under section 9 Arbitration Act 1996 (TCC)

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Successful application to stay proceedings under section 9 Arbitration Act 1996 (TCC)

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Published on 01 Mar 2017 • England, Wales
In Costain Ltd v Tarmac Holdings Ltd [2017] EWHC 319 (TCC), Coulson J in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC), Coulson J held that the parties' sub-contract included an arbitration agreement, the dispute between them came within section 9(1) of the English Arbitration Act 1996 and the arbitration agreement was neither "inoperative" nor "null and void" under section 9(4).