ARAB BUSINESS CONSORTIUM INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND INVESTMENT CO. v. BANQUE FRANCO-TUNISIENNE

[1997] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 531

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Neill, and Lord Justice Potter

Arbitration - Award - Registration - Application to set aside - Plaintiff obtained arbitration award - Award made enforceable as a judgment by French Court - Judgment registered in England - Whether judgment on an award excluded from provisions of Brussels Convention - Whether registration should be set aside - Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act, 1982. Arbitration - Award - Enforcement - Application to set aside - Plaintiff obtained arbitration award - Plaintiff sought to enforce award under the Arbitration Act, 1975 - Allegations of non-disclosure - Whether leave to serve out of jurisdiction should be set aside - Whether France more appropriate forum. Practice - Writ - Extension of validity - Application to set aside - Life of writ expired - Whether plaintiff could issue a concurrent writ without extending validity of original writ - Whether defendant could rely on limitation of time defence - Whether orders granting leave to serve out and extending validity of writ should be set aside.