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JUDGMENT BY THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), ENGLAND RENDERED IN 2004 IN CASE [2004] EWCA Civ. 1660 - Stockholm International Arbitration Review (SIAR) 2005 No. 2

Author(s): 
Salim A. H. Moollan
Page Count: 
34 pages
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Published: 
April, 2006
Jurisdictions: 
England
Practice Areas: 
Court Decisions,
Arbitral Decisions,
Judicial Decisions

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Originally from: Stockholm International Arbitration Review

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Observations by Salim A. H. Moollan
 
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JUDGMENT BY THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), ENGLAND RENDERED IN 2004 IN CASE [2004] EWCA Civ. 1660
 
Subject Matter: Issue estoppel (estoppel by res judicata) created by an arbitral award in another arbitration between different parties in a related dispute.
 
Finding: An arbitral award between A and B does not give rise to issue estoppel (estoppel by res judicata) in a separate arbitration on a related dispute between B and C.
 
Parties:
Claimants: 1. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada (Canada), 2. American Phoenix Life and Reassurance Co. (USA), 3. Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Co. (USA)
Respondent: The Lincoln National Life Insurance Co (USA)
 
Place of Court Proceedings: London, England
 
Applicable Law: English Arbitration Act 1996 (section 69)
 
Summary
Given the complexity of the facts and the length of this judgment, a summary of the relevant factual background is set out below and only extracts of the relevant legal sections of the judgment of the Court of Appeal have been reproduced.