Summary

On 4 April 2017, the Applicant, The Belize Bank Limited ("the Bank"), filed an application in this Court for special leave to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 24 March 2017. The Respondent, the Attorney General of Belize, did not oppose the application for special leave, but did oppose the appeal. The application was heard on 17 October 2017 and was treated as the hearing of the substantive appeal. The judgment of the Court of Appeal concerned the application by the Bank for recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award made on 15 January 2013 by a London-seated arbitral tribunal under the Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (the "LCIA Award")...