CBI Constructors Pty Ltd v Chevron Australia Pty LtdCitation:[2024] HCA 28Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:14 Aug 2024Case Number:P22/2023Read more

CBI Constructors Pty Ltd v Chevron Australia Pty LtdCitation:[2024] HCA 28Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:14 Aug 2024Case Number:P22/2023Read more

The Supreme Court had power to set aside the second interim award under s 34(2)(a)(iii) of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2012 (WA) because the tribunal was functus officio after the first interim award, and the standard of review is de novo.

Parties
Applicant: Appellants; Respondent: Respondent
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 August 2024
Procedural Posture
Arbitration Related Application / Judgment on Appeal From Court of Appeal
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Setting Aside Arbitral Award, Functus Officio, Res Judicata, Issue Estoppel, Anshun Estoppel, Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunal, Standard of Review

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Parties

Appellants

Applicant

Respondent

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Arbitration Related Application / Judgment on Appeal From Court of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the Supreme Court had power to set aside the second interim arbitral award under s 34(2)(a)(iii) of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2012 (WA)
  2. 2 Whether the arbitral tribunal was functus officio after the first interim award
  3. 3 Whether the standard of review by the Supreme Court is de novo

Ratio Decidendi

The Supreme Court had power to set aside the second interim award under s 34(2)(a)(iii) of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2012 (WA) because the tribunal was functus officio after the first interim award, and the standard of review is de novo.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed.