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Dallah Real Estate and Tourism Holding Co v Ministry of Religious Affairs of Pakistan

[2010] UKSC 46
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2010
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Enforcement courts must conduct de novo review of arbitral jurisdiction under the New York Convention and are not bound by the tribunal's own ruling on whether a party was bound by the arbitration agreement.

Key Principle

An enforcement court is not bound by the arbitral tribunal's own ruling on jurisdiction under the New York Convention; it must determine the question of jurisdiction afresh (de novo review) when the objection is that the party was not bound by the arbitration agreement.

Area of Law

arbitration

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