United Kingdom

Westacre Investments Inc v Jugoimport-SPDR Holding Co Ltd

[2000] QB 288

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

Year1999

Statusunclear

Key Principle

Public-policy defences to enforcement of arbitral awards are narrowly construed; illegality arguments already determined by the tribunal are not lightly reopened.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — award-enforcement-public-policy

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