RQP v ZYX [2022] EWHC 2949 (Comm) (14 November 2022)

RQP v ZYX [2022] EWHC 2949 (Comm) (14 November 2022)

No award as to jurisdiction was made by the arbitrator regarding the Clause 4 or trade mark claims; the arbitrator's decision on the counterclaim was, if an award, correct as the counterclaim was not a transaction set-off and fell outside the arbitration clause; the requirements for a s.42 order were met and the court should enforce the peremptory order for security, as the arbitration agreement was not shown to have been repudiated and the arbitrator acted within his powers.

Citation
[2022] EWHC 2949 (Comm)
Parties
Claimant in CL 2021 000196 / Defendant in CL 2022 000529: RQP; Defendant in CL 2021 000196 / Claimant in CL 2022 000529: ZYX
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
14 November 2022
Procedural Posture
Arbitration Claim (s.67 and S.42 Arbitration Act 1996) / High Court Judgment on Applications to Set Aside Alleged Award as to Jurisdiction and for Enforcement of Peremptory Order
Outcome
RQP's s.67 application dismissed; ZYX's s.42 application granted; Set Aside Application dismissed.
Legal Topics
Arbitration Jurisdiction, Set Off, Enforcement of Arbitral Orders, Confidentiality in Arbitration, Security for Costs
Arbitration Commercial Law Arbitration Jurisdiction Set Off Enforcement of Arbitral Orders Confidentiality in Arbitration Security for Costs

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Parties

RQP

Claimant in CL 2021 000196 / Defendant in CL 2022 000529

ZYX

Defendant in CL 2021 000196 / Claimant in CL 2022 000529

Procedural Posture

Arbitration Claim (s.67 and S.42 Arbitration Act 1996) / High Court Judgment on Applications to Set Aside Alleged Award as to Jurisdiction and for Enforcement of Peremptory Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the arbitrator made an award as to jurisdiction capable of challenge under s.67 Arbitration Act 1996
  2. 2 Whether the arbitrator had jurisdiction over RQP's counterclaim for sums under the Second Consultancy Agreement
  3. 3 Whether the court should enforce a peremptory order for security under s.42 Arbitration Act 1996

Ratio Decidendi

No award as to jurisdiction was made by the arbitrator regarding the Clause 4 or trade mark claims; the arbitrator's decision on the counterclaim was, if an award, correct as the counterclaim was not a transaction set-off and fell outside the arbitration clause; the requirements for a s.42 order were met and the court should enforce the peremptory order for security, as the arbitration agreement was not shown to have been repudiated and the arbitrator acted within his powers.

Court Disposition

RQP's s.67 application dismissed; ZYX's s.42 application granted; Set Aside Application dismissed.

Orders

  • No order setting aside any award as to jurisdiction under s.67.
  • Order requiring RQP to comply with the arbitrator's peremptory order for security (US$10,902,576 and US$250,000) under s.42, with penal notice.