Arthur Bernard Tan

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Arthur Tan’s articles from A&O Shearman are most popular: in European Union A&O Shearman are most popular: within Law Department Performance, Insolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring and Criminal Law topic(s) The English Court of Appeal considered whether an arbitration clause permitting the tribunal to amend its award "at any time" was compatible with the Arbitration Act 1996 (the AA). The court held that arbitration clauses cannot permit indefinite amendments to awards.

[co-author: Hannah Gaffney]* The English Court of Appeal considered whether an arbitration clause permitting the tribunal to amend its award “at any time” was compatible with the Arbitration Act 1996 (the AA). The Court held that arbitration clauses cannot permit indefinite amendments to awards. Any agreement allowing unlimited changes undermines the very purpose of arbitration: producing final and enforceable awards.