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Harbour Assurance Co (UK) Ltd v Kansa General International Insurance Co Ltd

[1993] QB 701; [1993] 1 Lloyd's Rep 455; [1993] 3 All ER 897 (CA)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division), England and Wales

Year1993

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

An arbitration clause is separable from the main contract, so that the alleged invalidity or illegality of the main contract does not necessarily deprive the arbitrator of jurisdiction to determine that very question.

Area of Law

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