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The Republic of Sierra Leone v SL Mining Ltd

[2021] EWHC 286 (Comm)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court (England and Wales)
Year2021
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Non-compliance with a pre-arbitration condition in a multi-tier (escalation) dispute resolution clause goes to the admissibility of the claim, to be decided by the tribunal, not to the tribunal's substantive jurisdiction, and so cannot found a s 67 challenge.

Area of Law

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