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Sierra Leone's House of Parliament has passed the Arbitration Act 2022, which now awaits signature by President Julius Maada Bio. The new Act…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that arbitrators do not have the power to unilaterally issue binding and enforceable orders determining their own fees.

The Court referred to Section 16(c) of the Specific Relief Act which provided that specific performance of a contract could not be enforced in favour of a person who failed to prove that he had performed or was always ready and willing to perform the essential terms of the contract, which were to be performed by him., , delhi high court, Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that arbitrators do not have the power to issue binding and enforceable orders determining their own fees as such determination would violate the principles of party autonomy.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that arbitrators do not have the power to unilaterally issue binding and enforceable orders determining their own fees.The judgment was delivered by a bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant, and Sanjiv ...

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They go on to explore a comparison with English case law in relation to discovery mechanisms available under the Arbitration Act 1996.

Further to its accession to the New York Convention in 2020 (discussed in our blog post here), Sierra Leone's House of Parliament has approved a new arbitration law.

Provision specifically addressing right of appeal found in Court of Queen's Bench Act, majority said