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28 JUL 2011

Jivraj v Hashwani: Supreme Court judgment preserves neutrality of arbitral process


International Arbitration Alert


Matthew Saunders
Kate Knox



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On 27 July 2011 the Supreme Court unanimously overturned the Court of Appeal decision in the case of Jivraj v Hashwani. The Court of Appeal had held that an arbitration clause under a joint venture agreement requiring the arbitrators to be 'respected members of the Ismaili community' was void as it infringed anti-religious discrimination legislation.

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