Sea Containers Limited v ICT Pty Limited [2006] NSWCA 327

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Sea Containers Limited v ICT Pty Limited [2006] NSWCA 327

HEARING DATE(S): 13/11/06, 14/11/06

JUDGMENT DATE: 27 November 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Ipp JA at 4; McColl JA at 76

DECISION: Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: ARBITRATION - appeal from determination of Board of Arbitrators - whether other questions of law can be pursued on appeal if a separate error of law satisfies the criteria for granting leave to appeal under s 38(5) of the Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 (NSW) - delay in delivering arbitration award - whether delay in delivering award amounted to a denial of procedural fairness and an error of law under s 38(5)(b) - whether arbitration award contained manifest errors on its face - whether determination of questions raised by errors could add substantially to the certainty of commercial law as required by s 38(5)(b)(ii). ND

LEGISLATION CITED: Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 (NSW), ss 38, 42

A/B Gotaverken v Westminster Corporation of Monrovia [1971] 2 Lloyd's Rep 505 Krivoshev v Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals NSW Inc [2005] NSWCA 76 CASES CITED: Monie v Commonwealth (2005) NSWLR 729 NAIS v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2005) 80 ALJR 367 Pioneer Shipping Limited v BTP Tioxide Limited (The Nema) (1982) AC 724 Promenade Investments Pty Limited v State of New South Wales (1991) 26 NSWLR 203

PARTIES: Sea Containers Limited (Claimant) ICT Pty Limited (Opponent)

FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40196/06

COUNSEL: A W Street SC/J S Emmett (Claimant) D J Fagan SC/E A J Hyde (Opponent)