Since, this case promises to be a landmark judgment in current development of international arbitration revolving around the most fundamental concepts of arbitration such as the "principle of competence-competence", "parties to an arbitration agreement" and "enforcement of awards" which is very important for the beginners and advanced learners of arbitration alike, I shall try and put forth this case and issues involved in as simple and defined way as possible.
Lord Collins has already described this as a caseof “International Importance” in the context of interpretation of Article V(1) (a) of theNew York Convention(NYC) whereby an award can be set aside if it is not valid. This case went up till the Supreme Court of UK which affirmed the decisions of the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Also, apart from this case there are only 2 other reported cases where the English courts have refused enforcement of international arbitration awards under NYC, namely Irvani v Irvani,1999 and Kanoria v Guiness,2006.
