Challenging the Validity of An International Arbitration Agreement at the Pre-Arbitration Stage: Is There a Remedy Available under the Pakistani Arbitration Laws?
In Pakistan, the law governing international arbitrations resulting in a foreign award is the Recognition and Enforcement (Arbitration Agreements and Foreign Arbitral Awards) Act, 2011 (“2011 Act”). To those who are unfamiliar with the 2011 Act, it may come as a surprise that it does not provide any remedy to an applicant challenging the arbitration…