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27 March 2015
Issue: 7646 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Arbitration

Ecovision Systems Ltd v Vinci Construction UK Ltd [2015] EWHC 587 (TCC), [2015] All ER (D) 160 (Mar)

In the course of a construction dispute, it was decided to refer the matter to arbitration. The claimant company, Ecovision, sought to determine under which of several contractual provisions the arbitration had been appointed. J found for the defendant company, Vinci. The Technology and Construction Court, in allowing Ecovision’s appeal, held that, among other things, J had lacked jurisdiction.

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