London Maritime Arbitration

797 Pages·2018·3.86 MB·English

by  Ambrose

LONDON MARITIME ARBITRATION
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LONDON MARITIME ARBITRATION
FOURTH EDITION
BY
CLARE AMBROSE, FCIARB
B arrister, 20 Essex Street
KAREN MAXWELL
B arrister, 20 Essex Street
MICHAEL COLLETT QC, MCIARB
B arrister, 20 Essex Street
CONSULTANT EDITOR
BRUCE HARRIS, FCIARB
Chartered Arbitrator
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N ames: Ambrose, Clare, author. | Maxwell, Karen, 1968-, author. | Collett, Michael, (Lawyer), author.
Title: London maritime arbitration / by Clare Ambrose, Karen Maxwell and Michael Collett QC.
Description: Fourth edition. | New York, NY : Routledge, 2017. | Series: Lloyd’s shipping law library
Identifi ers: LCCN 2017009276 | ISBN 9781138845046 (hbk) | ISBN 9781315619316 (ebk)
Subjects: LCSH: Maritime law—Great Britain. | Arbitration and award—Great Britain.
Classifi cation: LCC KD1819 .A75 2017 | DDC 343.4109/6—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017009276
ISBN: 978- 1- 138- 84504- 6 hbk
eISBN: 978- 1- 315- 61931- 6 ebk
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OUTLINE CONTENTS
Foreword xxv
Preface xxvii
Abbreviations xxix
Table of cases xxxi
Table of legislation lxvii
Table of Civil Procedure Rules lxxv
CHAPTER 1 L ONDON MARITIME ARBITRATION 1
CHAPTER 2 THE ARBITRATION ACT 1996 20
CHAPTER 3 MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION 31
CHAPTER 4 THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT 42
CHAPTER 5 T HE CONFLICT OF LAWS 63
CHAPTER 6 DISPUTES ABOUT THE TRIBUNAL’S JURISDICTION 77
CHAPTER 7 S TAYS OF ENGLISH COURT PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT IN
BREACH OF AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE 96
CHAPTER 8 INJUNCTIONS AND ARBITRATION 115
CHAPTER 9 E XTENDING AGREED TIME LIMITS FOR BEGINNING
ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS 135
CHAPTER 10 A PPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATORS AND UMPIRES 149
CHAPTER 11 T HE ARBITRATOR 169
CHAPTER 12 P ROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE 190
CHAPTER 13 C ONFIDENTIALITY IN ARBITRATION 219
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CHAPTER 14 R EMEDIES FOR DELAY 231
CHAPTER 15 A RBITRATION AND THIRD PARTIES 244
CHAPTER 16 P RELIMINARY ISSUES 267
CHAPTER 17 S ECURITY FOR COSTS 274
CHAPTER 18 S ECURITY FOR CLAIMS IN ARBITRATION 286
CHAPTER 19 A RBITRATION AWARDS 303
CHAPTER 20 A RBITRATORS’ FEES AND EXPENSES 334
CHAPTER 21 C OSTS 354
CHAPTER 22 C HALLENGING AN AWARD IN THE ENGLISH COURTS 371
CHAPTER 23 E NFORCEMENT OF AWARDS 421
CHAPTER 24 A PPLICATIONS TO THE ENGLISH COURT RELATING TO
ARBITRATION 439
APPENDIX A ARBITRATION ACT 1996 449
APPENDIX B T HE LMAA TERMS (2017) 505
APPENDIX C T HE SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE (2017) 531
APPENDIX D T HE INTERMEDIATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE (2017) 537
APPENDIX E T HE LMAA/BALTIC EXCHANGE MEDIATION
TERMS (2009) 547
APPENDIX F T HE UNCITRAL MODEL LAW 555
APPENDIX G C PR PART 62 – ARBITRATION CLAIMS 569
APPENDIX H P RACTICE DIRECTION 62 – ARBITRATION 579
APPENDIX I T HE ADMIRALTY & COMMERCIAL COURTS GUIDE 585
APPENDIX J D EPARTMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
ARBITRATION LAW REPORT ON THE ARBITRATION BILL 597
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APPENDIX K D EPARTMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
ARBITRATION LAW SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT ON
THE ARBITRATION ACT 1996 651
APPENDIX L F LOW CHARTS
   (I) LMAA STANDARD PROCEDURE 663
     (II) LMAA ICP PROCEDURE 664
 (III) LMAA SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE 665
(IV) ARBITRATION CLAIMS 666
APPENDIX M T HE LMAA TERMS (2012) 669
APPENDIX N   THE LMAA SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE (2012) 691
APPENDIX O   THE LMAA INTERMEDIATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE (2012) 697
Index 707

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DETAILED CONTENTS
Foreword xxv
Preface xxvii
Abbreviations xxix
Table of cases xxxi
Table of legislation lxvii
Table of Civil Procedure Rules lxxv
CHAPTER 1 LONDON MARITIME ARBITRATION 1
A. Introduction 1
B. The London Maritime Arbitrators Association (“the LMAA”) 2
History and aims 2
Members 3
C. The LMAA Terms 4
When are LMAA Terms applicable? 5
Alternative LMAA procedures 7
Which LMAA Terms apply? 7
D. London Salvage Arbitration 8
E. The LCIA 10
F. Other London arbitration 10
G. London maritime arbitration compared with other seats 11
H. Maritime arbitration and the Civil Procedure Rules 13
I. Arbitration and the Human Rights Act 1998 16
J. London arbitration and Brexit 19
CHAPTER 2 THE ARBITRATION ACT 1996 20
A. Introduction 20
B. History 21
The Mustill Report 21
The Marriott Working Group 22
Work under the auspices of the Department of Trade and Industry 22
C. Aims 23
D. Application 24
Commencement 24
Relevance of the seat 25
Mandatory provisions 26
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