Apparent bias, Appointment of arbitrators, Bias, Deepwater Horizon, Impartiality, UK, UK Supreme Court, Uncategorized, Unconscious Bias
Halliburton v. Chubb: Waiving a Mandatory Duty
In November last year, the UK Supreme Court (the “Court”) pronounced judgment in Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48. It held, among other things, that there was a duty of disclosure for arbitrators in English law. Recognizing the importance of the principle of party autonomy, the Court concluded that parties could,…