Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

12.   Power of court where arbitrator is not impartial or dispute involves fraud

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    (1)   Where an agreement between any parties provides that disputes which may arise in the future between them shall be referred to an arbitrator named or designated in the agreement and after a dispute has arisen any party applies, on the ground that the arbitrator so named or designated is not or may not be impartial, for leave to revoke the arbitration agreement or for an injunction to restrain any other party or the arbitrator from proceeding with the arbitration, it shall not be a ground for refusing the application that the said party at the time when he or she made the agreement knew, or ought to have known, that the arbitrator by reason of his or her relation towards any other party to the agreement or of his or her connection with the subject referred might not be capable of impartiality.

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    (2)   Where an agreement between any parties provides that disputes which may arise in the future between them shall be referred as provided in subsection (1) hereof and a dispute which so arises involves the question whether any such party has been guilty of fraud, the Court shall, so far as may be necessary to enable that question to be determined by the Court, have power to order that the agreement shall cease to have effect and power to give leave to revoke any submission made thereunder.

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    (3)   In any case where by virtue of this section the Court has power to order that an arbitration agreement shall cease to have effect or to give leave to revoke a submission, the Court may refuse to stay any action brought in breach of the agreement.