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Kabab-Ji SAL v Kout Food Group

[2021] UKSC 48
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2021
StatusBinding authority

Summary

The law governing the arbitration agreement (here English law) determines whether a non-signatory is bound by that agreement, not the law of the main contract.

Key Principle

The law governing the arbitration agreement determines whether a non-signatory is bound; where the arbitration agreement is governed by English law, the question of who is a party is determined by English law principles.

Area of Law

arbitration

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