Law digests: 13 May 2022

Arbitration

Sangamneheri v The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and others [2022] EWHC 886 (Comm) [2022] All ER (D) 71 (Apr)

The Commercial Court allowed the defendants’ applications and dismissed all of the claimant’s claims and applications. The underlying claim which the claimant sought to pursue by way of arbitration proceedings was for damages for breach of a contract. The court held that (i) the defendants’ applications under CPR 3.4 (2) to strike out the claims brought against them by the claimant and in the alternative for summary judgment pursuant to CPR 24.2 should be allowed; (ii) the claimant’s applications for ‘default’ judgment on his Pt 8 claim, for a declaration that the arbitration was void ab initio, and for joinder of the law firm, who had acted for the defendant in defending the claims the claimant had previously brought against him, and the former managing partner of the law firm to his Pt 7 claim should be dismissed; and (iii) the defendants’ application for an ECRO against the claimant should be allowed.

Divorce

Goddard-Watts