Who is Bound by an Arbitration Agreement? A Conflict of Laws Analysis in Lifestyle Equities v Hornby Street
In Lifestyle Equities CV v Hornby Street (MCR) Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 51, the English Court of Appeal (or the “Court”) considered what law applied to the issue of whether a non-party to the arbitration agreement is bound by it. According to the majority of the Court, the issue is one of the scope of…