Arbitration agreements “subject to contract”, and the limited scope of the separability principle

20th January 2023

3PB commercial barrister Mariya PeykovaMariya PeykovaCall: 2013 reviews the recent case DHL Project & Chartering Ltd v Gemini Ocean Shipping Co Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1555 in relation to arbitration agreements, and the limited scope of the separability principle.

The case considered whether a proposed charterparty which was expressly stated to be ‘subject shipper/receivers approval’ contained a binding arbitration agreement conferring jurisdiction on an arbitrator to determine whether the charterparty contract had been concluded.

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Mariya completed her pupillage with 3PB in October 2020 and is currently undertaking work in a wide range of 3PB’s core areas of practice, with a particular focus and interest in commercial and public law.

To contact or instruct Mariya, please contact her clerk David Fielder or call 0207 583 8055.