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FIND OUT MORETwo decisions dated 17 May 2022 from the Paris Court of Appeal (the “PRIDE” and the “Billionaire” cases) gave the arbitration community an illustration of the evolving position of the Court concerning challenges of awards based on an arbitrator’s alleged lack of independence or impartiality, and the failure to disclose the circumstances giving rise to the party’s doubts in this respect.
The Court has established a multi-tiered process of review: its analysis will usually first focus on the notoriety of the alleged circumstances by the party seeking annulment, which is examined as an admissibility requirement of the claim. Second, if the facts are not notorious, the Court will consider whether the arbitrator breached his/her duty of disclosure, and finally, whether the circumstances were likely to create a reasonable doubt as to the arbitrator’s independence or impartiality.The PRIDE and Billionaire decisions give the parties more guidance to navigate these requirements, but the challenge against the award was dismissed in both cases. Indeed, annulments on these grounds remain rare.
A link to the article published on LexisNexis can be found here.
