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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario annule une sentence arbitrale en raison d’une crainte raisonnable de partialité

Dans l’affaire Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. Mexico (l« affaire Vento »), la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario (la « CAO ») a annulé une sentence prononcée par une formation arbitrale (la « sentence »), en raison d’une crainte...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Reasonable Apprehension: Ontario Court of Appeal Sets Aside Arbitral Award Due to Bias

In Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. Mexico, the Court of Appeal for Ontario set aside the award of an arbitral panel due to a reasonable apprehension of bias on the part of one panel member. In coming to its decision, the Court of...more

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Litigants in Two Major International Arbitrations Ask the Supreme Court to Review the Standard for Showing “Evident Partiality” By...

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Conflicts of interest are of great interest to law firms, prosecutors, and arbitrators. In two major international arbitrations, parties are seeking review by the United States Supreme Court of the standard that courts...more

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Federal Court Upholds Arbitral Award Despite Failures to Disclose Potential Bias

The Eleventh Circuit upheld an arbitral award last month despite the arbitrators’ failure to make certain disclosures regarding potential sources of bias. The litigation involved a dispute between the Panama Canal Authority,...more

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UK Court Addresses Arbitrator’s Purported Conflict Of Interest

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A dispute arose over a project in Iraq between a British Virgin Island claimant and a Malaysian defendant with a sole Canadian QC arbitrator. The claimant’s challenge of the arbitrator’s award was based upon bias because of...more

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English High Court Rejects Challenge to Arbitral Award on Basis of Apparent Bias

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A recent case raised an interesting issue regarding the relationship between English law, which suggested there was no apparent bias, and the International Bar Association Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International...more

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