Summary

This is a claim by African Distribution Company S.a.R.L. ('ADC'), a company from Cote d'Ivoire, to set aside an arbitration award by an English Arbitrator, Mr Noyce ('the Arbitrator') dated 21st February 2024 ('the Award') in favour of a Singaporean company, AASTAR Trading ('AASTAR'). ADC took no part in that arbitration, as it says it was never served with notice of the proceedings, nor knew anything about them, until it received the Award on 8th July 2024 in Ivorean enforcement proceedings brought by AASTAR. However, ADC contends that it was not formally served with the Award in those proceedings on 30th July 2024, which prompted ADC to issue this claim on 27th August 2024.