SCA 2056/2019

This case involved a request to appoint a third arbitrator. A key point was the company had not yet appointed their own arbitrator.

Background

A claimant filed a case against a company before the court. He said that he agreed with the company to execute a contracting project. He said that the two parties had agreed to resort to arbitration in case of a dispute. He requested the court to appoint a third arbitrator.

Decision

The court said that the claimant had requested the court to appoint a third arbitrator though the company had not appointed their arbitrator yet.

The claimant relinquished their request.

The court approved the relinquishment of the request made by the claimant.