Dulwich Estate v Baptiste

The arbitrator erred in law by applying a balancing exercise and three tests derived from Mosley v. Cooper, rather than the single correct test from Estates Governors, which asks whether the refusal of consent was within the range of reasonable decisions open to an estate manager. As a result, the award must be set aside and the matter remitted to the arbitrator for reconsideration applying the correct legal test.

Parties: Claimant: Dulwich Estate; Defendant: Baptiste
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 15 February 2007
Procedural Posture: Appeal Under Arbitration Act 1996 / Judgment on Application for Extension of Time, Leave to Appeal, and Substantive Appeal
Outcome: Appeal allowed; award set aside and matter remitted to the arbitrator; no order as to costs.
Legal Topics: Scheme of Management, Reasonableness of Withholding Consent, Arbitration Appeals, Extension of Time, Costs Orders

Property Law Arbitration Scheme of Management Reasonableness of Withholding Consent Arbitration Appeals Extension of Time Costs Orders

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Parties

Dulwich Estate

Claimant

Baptiste

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Appeal Under Arbitration Act 1996 / Judgment on Application for Extension of Time, Leave to Appeal, and Substantive Appeal

Legal Issues

1 Whether the arbitrator applied the correct legal test in determining if consent was unreasonably withheld under the scheme of management
2 Whether the appeal should be allowed out of time
3 Whether leave to appeal should be granted under s.69 Arbitration Act 1996

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; award set aside and matter remitted to the arbitrator; no order as to costs.

Orders

Extension of time to appeal granted.
Leave to appeal granted.