by Nicholas Queree (Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP, London)
In what circumstances will an arbitral tribunal enjoy a jurisdiction to determine whether a party to an agreement has committed an act of criminal wrongdoing arising out of or in connection with that agreement? That was the issue the English Commercial Court was called upon to consider in the recent case of Interprods Limited v De La Rue International Limited [2014] EHWC 68 (Comm.). Holding that such matters will fall within a tribunal’s jurisdiction save where expressly excluded from any arbitration agreement, the High Court has, once again, demonstrated its willingness to promote and protect the efficacy and integrity of the arbitral process. Continue reading English Commercial Court confirms tribunal enjoys jurisdiction to consider matters of bribery and corruption in the context of arbitral proceedings