Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2007] All ER (D) 171 (Feb)
Neutral Citation: [2007] EWHC 195 (Comm)
Court: Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court)
Judge:

Andrew Smith J

Representation Raymond Cox QC (instructed by Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold LLP) for the claimant.
  Antony White QC (instructed by Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 14 February 2007

Catchwords

Contract - Construction - Contractual term - Claimant guaranteeing completion and delivery of film in which defendant investing - Agreement containing provisions in relation to arbitration - Dispute arising in relation to completion of film - Whether arbitration clauses applying to parties' dispute - , s 32.

The Case

In the instant case, where an issue arose concerning the interpretation of a film completion guarantee that had been entered into by the parties, and the question of whether that dispute fell within the arbitration provisions of that agreement, the court held that the parties' dispute fell to be determined in accordance with the arbitration provisions under the terms of the agreement.

Practice Areas

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