LSC 91/24K
Type
Case
Court
Libyan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Libya
Taxonomy
Arbitration
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
6 Apr 1980
Catchwords
Arbitrator – The Law did not impose the acceptance, by the arbitrator, of the arbitration unless the parties have signed a special clause with regard thereto – Arbitrator refuses to start his mission or is faced with an obstacle – Possibility to request the appointment of an arbitrator by the court – Dispute filed without requesting the appointment of an arbitrator – The court does not appoint an arbitrator in the dispute
The plaintiff applied to the Court because the arbitrator has refused to rule the dispute. The judges ruled the dispute and refused to appoint an arbitrator but the court have accepted the possibility to request the appointment of an arbitrator by the court if it was an initial request.
Acknowledgment
This case was published in the World Journal of Arbitration Vol 13 p 375 - 378.