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An arbitral award may be challenged independently; filing differs from recognition and time runs from the award date.
  • Civil procedure — Effect of recognition — a recognized award becomes a court decree and cannot later be set aside by the same court through fresh annulment proceedings
  • Civil procedure — Procedure
    • — a party may challenge an award independently without awaiting the other party's enforcement petition
    • — challenges should be by separate petition or cross‑petition, not merely by answer to recognition petition
  • Limitation law — Limitation — time to challenge: 28 days for lack of substantive jurisdiction or appeal by case stated
Judgment 21 February 2025
 United States · INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES Document 2 November 2024
 South Africa Document 4 September 2019
  • Arbitration — Independence and separability of the arbitration agreement — Whether having several defendants is a bar for any one of them to pray for an order of stay of proceedings in court if there is an agreement and an arbitration clause — The court’s duty to consider the rights of the parties in terms of multiplicity of proceedings and costs when ordering stay of proceedings pending arbitration
Judgment 12 April 2019
Reported
  • Nature of arbitration
Judgment 30 June 2017
Judgment 28 September 2016
Lack of arbitrator jurisdiction can amount to misconduct under s.16, but proving it requires a full hearing, not a preliminary objection.
  • Arbitration
    • — jurisdiction — Whether arbitrator’s lack of jurisdiction amounts to misconduct or improper procurement under s.16 of the Arbitration Act
    • — preliminary objection — When jurisdictional challenges require substantive hearing rather than disposal at preliminary stage
Judgment 18 March 2016
Registrar must file an arbitral award on receipt; limitation objections cannot be considered before registration.
  • Arbitration — jurisdiction — ordinary courts lack basis to entertain fresh suits seeking enforcement of unregistered arbitral awards — Limitation/time‑bar objections
  • Arbitration — registration of arbitral award
    • — Registrar obliged to file/register award on receipt
    • — Whether arbitrator must personally file award or may cause another to file it
    • — no discretion to delay or refuse
Judgment 4 December 2015
 United Kingdom Document 20 December 2012
High Court lacks jurisdiction to grant stay of execution after a Notice of Appeal to the Court of Appeal is filed.
  • Arbitration award enforcement; stay of execution pending appeal; Court of Appeal Rules 2009 (rule 11(2), clause (c), rule 3); High Court jurisdiction; Order XXXIX rule 5 CPC; effect of filing Notice of Appeal.
Judgment 6 September 2012
Reported
Advocates of Zanzibar lack automatic mainland audience rights; arbitrator’s jurisdiction depends on contract, arbitration law, and waiver.
  • Arbitration — jurisdiction
  • Arbitration — Waiver/estoppel
    • — Participation without timely protest may waive jurisdictional objections
    • — timely objections preclude jurisdiction over later claims
  • Civil procedure
    • — Procedure — Notice of Affirmation citing wrong rule is incompetent
    • — Remedies — Claims added later (e.g., devaluation compensation) falling outside procedural preconditions are non-justiciable by arbitrator
    • — Right of audience — Advocates of High Court of Zanzibar do not automatically have audience rights before the Court of Appeal on mainland
Judgment 18 August 2005
Court may grant interim injunctions before a main suit and against the government using inherent judicial powers.
  • Civil procedure
    • — Government proceedings — injunctions against the State/Attorney General — scope of proviso to Order XXXVII r.2
    • — Interim injunctions — jurisdiction to grant interlocutory injunctions before institution of main suit (Mareva-type orders) — inherent powers
Judgment 2 September 2003
  • Prerequisites for stay of proceedings pending arbitration under the repealed Arbitration Act
Judgment 30 September 2002
Reported
  • Arbitration — Irrevocability of the submission to arbitration clause (s. 4 of the repealed arbitration act) — The sanctity of the arbitration agreement — Duty of the court where there is an arbitration agreement
Judgment 19 September 2002
 India Document 7 May 1992
Reported
  • Civil procedure — Effect of arbitration clause on subsequent civil proceedings — Steps to be taken to stay civil proceedings in court where there is an arbitration clause
Judgment 1 January 1983