Summary

Introduction

This is an application under s 48(1)(a)(vii) of the Arbitration Act 2001 (2020 Rev Ed) (the “Act”) to set aside three parts of an arbitral award dated 13 January 2026 (the “Award”) relating to a sale and purchase agreement for shares. The applicants before me, who were the sellers, say that in arriving at each of the three findings, the arbitral tribunal (the “Tribunal”) breached the rules of natural justice, and in particular the fair hearing rule, largely by failing to address arguments made by them and by considering matters not pleaded.

Having considered the arguments, I find that it has not been shown that there was any breach of natural justice. The application is thus dismissed.

In the arbitration, the buyer was the claimant, and the sellers were the respondents. In the application before me, those positions are reversed, the sellers being applicants, as they seek to set aside the Award. The buyer is the respondent. To avoid confusion, I refer to them as the sellers and the buyer.