Cases - T Beaufort Developments (NI) Ltd v Gilbert Ash NI Ltd and Others

Record details

Name

T Beaufort Developments (NI) Ltd v Gilbert Ash NI Ltd and Others

Date

[1998]

Citation

2 WLR 860

Keywords

Arbitration - arbitrator's jurisdiction - court's powers - construction contract - finality of certificate - power to open, review and revise certificate - whether the court had the power to open up, review and revise certificates and decisions - JCT Standard Form

Summary

The House of Lords held that the High Court had the same power as the arbitrator to open up, review and revise the contract administrator's certificates and decisions, where the arbitrator was expressly given that power.