CCJA Arbitration

Africa, Arbitral Award, Arbitration, CCJA Arbitration, Courts

(Martial Akakpo et Associes) and (Universite de Lome)/ /Leave a comment

Since its creation, the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (CCJA) has been at the forefront of promoting international arbitration in Africa, particularly with respect to creating a favourable setting for international and regional arbitration under the Uniform Act on Arbitration adopted by the seventeen OHADA Member States. This momentum continued with the recent adoption…

Africa, Annulment, Arbitrator's Fees, arbitrators’ conduct, Award Scrutiny, CCJA Arbitration, OHADA, Set aside an international arbitral award

(Herbert Smith Freehills)/ /3 Comments
Herbert Smith Freehills

In a highly unusual arbitral decision, the Cour Commune de Justice et d’Arbitrage (CCJA), the court created by the Organisation pour l’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires (the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Commercial Law in Africa) (OHADA) Treaty, signed by 17 African States, has ruled that an award should be set aside on…