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Indescon Ltd v Ogden

Indescon Ltd v Ogden 20 August 2004 HH Judge Wilcox Queen's Bench Division [2004] EWHC 2326 [2004] ArbLR 31 Arbitrator--Appointment--Delay--Claimant issuing notice of arbitration in 1992, but seeking to appoint an arbitrator in 2002--Whether notice of arbitration lapsed (no)--Whether implied term to appoint within reasonable time (no)--Whether Claimant in repudiatory breach of arbitration agreement (no)--Arbitration Act 1950 and 1979 Arbitrator--Appointment--Appointing authority--Claimant issuing notice of arbitration in 1992 and second notice in 2002--Claimant applying to wrong appointing authority--Whether repudiatory breach of arbitration agreement (no)--Whether second notice subsequently abandoned (no)--Whether appointment by correct appointing authority valid (yes)--Arbitration Act 1996 No implied term to appoint arbitrator within reasonable time after notice of arbitration Indescon, a building company, and Sir Robert Ogden, a property developer, concluded a contract, in 1989, on a JCT standard form with Contractor's Design (1981 Edition). Indescon agreed to construct a new nine-storey office block in London. Practical completion took place in 1990. Indescon submitted a final account in early 1991 and a revised final account later in the same year for an amount of £24,565,723.67. The parties failed to agree on the final account and Indescon served a notice of arbitration in 1992. Indescon became the subject of an administration order http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Arbitration Law Reports and Review Oxford University Press

Indescon Ltd v Ogden

Arbitration Law Reports and Review , Volume 2004 (1) – Jan 25, 2011

Indescon Ltd v Ogden

Arbitration Law Reports and Review , Volume 2004 (1) – Jan 25, 2011

Abstract

20 August 2004 HH Judge Wilcox Queen's Bench Division [2004] EWHC 2326 [2004] ArbLR 31 Arbitrator--Appointment--Delay--Claimant issuing notice of arbitration in 1992, but seeking to appoint an arbitrator in 2002--Whether notice of arbitration lapsed (no)--Whether implied term to appoint within reasonable time (no)--Whether Claimant in repudiatory breach of arbitration agreement (no)--Arbitration Act 1950 and 1979 Arbitrator--Appointment--Appointing authority--Claimant issuing notice of arbitration in 1992 and second notice in 2002--Claimant applying to wrong appointing authority--Whether repudiatory breach of arbitration agreement (no)--Whether second notice subsequently abandoned (no)--Whether appointment by correct appointing authority valid (yes)--Arbitration Act 1996 No implied term to appoint arbitrator within reasonable time after notice of arbitration Indescon, a building company, and Sir Robert Ogden, a property developer, concluded a contract, in 1989, on a JCT standard form with Contractor's Design (1981 Edition). Indescon agreed to construct a new nine-storey office block in London. Practical completion took place in 1990. Indescon submitted a final account in early 1991 and a revised final account later in the same year for an amount of £24,565,723.67. The parties failed to agree on the final account and Indescon served a notice of arbitration in 1992. Indescon became the subject of an administration order

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Oxford University Press
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© Oxford University Press, 2007
Subject
Judgments
ISSN
2044-8651
eISSN
2044-9887
DOI
10.1093/alrr/2004.1.321
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20 August 2004 HH Judge Wilcox Queen's Bench Division [2004] EWHC 2326 [2004] ArbLR 31 Arbitrator--Appointment--Delay--Claimant issuing notice of arbitration in 1992, but seeking to appoint an arbitrator in 2002--Whether notice of arbitration lapsed (no)--Whether implied term to appoint within reasonable time (no)--Whether Claimant in repudiatory breach of arbitration agreement (no)--Arbitration Act 1950 and 1979 Arbitrator--Appointment--Appointing authority--Claimant issuing notice of arbitration in 1992 and second notice in 2002--Claimant applying to wrong appointing authority--Whether repudiatory breach of arbitration agreement (no)--Whether second notice subsequently abandoned (no)--Whether appointment by correct appointing authority valid (yes)--Arbitration Act 1996 No implied term to appoint arbitrator within reasonable time after notice of arbitration Indescon, a building company, and Sir Robert Ogden, a property developer, concluded a contract, in 1989, on a JCT standard form with Contractor's Design (1981 Edition). Indescon agreed to construct a new nine-storey office block in London. Practical completion took place in 1990. Indescon submitted a final account in early 1991 and a revised final account later in the same year for an amount of £24,565,723.67. The parties failed to agree on the final account and Indescon served a notice of arbitration in 1992. Indescon became the subject of an administration order

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Published: Jan 25, 2011

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