How Engineering Services Ltd v Lindner Ceilings Floors [1999] EWHC B7 (TCC) (24 June 1999)

How Engineering Services Ltd v Lindner Ceilings Floors [1999] EWHC B7 (TCC) (24 June 1999)

The arbitrator did not commit errors of law or misconduct; his findings on contract documents, quantification of loss and expense, and procedural management were within his jurisdiction and discretion. No grounds exist to set aside or remit the awards.

Citation
[1999] EWHC B7 (TCC)
Parties
Claimant: Lindner Ceiling Floors Partitions PLC; Respondent: How Engineering Services Ltd
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
24 June 1999
Procedural Posture
Arbitration Award Challenge / High Court Judgment on Appeal and Application to Set Aside/remit Arbitration Awards
Outcome
Applications to set aside or remit the arbitration awards dismissed.
Legal Topics
Errors of Law in Arbitration, Misconduct in Arbitration, Contractual Interpretation, Quantification of Loss and Expense, Procedural Fairness in Arbitration
Arbitration Construction Law Contract Law Errors of Law in Arbitration Misconduct in Arbitration Contractual Interpretation Quantification of Loss and Expense Procedural Fairness in Arbitration

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Parties

Lindner Ceiling Floors Partitions PLC

Claimant

How Engineering Services Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Arbitration Award Challenge / High Court Judgment on Appeal and Application to Set Aside/remit Arbitration Awards

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the arbitrator committed errors of law in the awards
  2. 2 Whether the arbitrator was guilty of misconduct justifying setting aside/remitting the awards
  3. 3 Whether the arbitrator exceeded his jurisdiction regarding contract documents

Ratio Decidendi

The arbitrator did not commit errors of law or misconduct; his findings on contract documents, quantification of loss and expense, and procedural management were within his jurisdiction and discretion. No grounds exist to set aside or remit the awards.

Court Disposition

Applications to set aside or remit the arbitration awards dismissed.

Orders

  • Applications dismissed.