Turner v Stevenage BC
Turner v Stevenage BC
- 1997
- Weekly Law Reports [1997] 3 WLR 309-319(11) .
CA 6 March 1997. An arbitrator was appointed to conduct proceedings relating to a rent review. The terms of appointment contained no provision for payment of fees. The proceedings went on longer than expected and after five preliminary hearings the arbitrator requested half his fee and expenses. The tenant objected. The landlord, Stevenage BC, paid the sum three months late. The arbitrator took legal advice and then returned the fee. The tenant applied for the arbitrator to be removed under the Arbitration Act 1950 s23(1) on grounds of bias. The judge dismissed the application. The tenant appealed. Appeal dismissed.
ARBITRATION ACT 1950
BIAS
FEES
TURNER V STEVENAGE BC
CA 6 March 1997. An arbitrator was appointed to conduct proceedings relating to a rent review. The terms of appointment contained no provision for payment of fees. The proceedings went on longer than expected and after five preliminary hearings the arbitrator requested half his fee and expenses. The tenant objected. The landlord, Stevenage BC, paid the sum three months late. The arbitrator took legal advice and then returned the fee. The tenant applied for the arbitrator to be removed under the Arbitration Act 1950 s23(1) on grounds of bias. The judge dismissed the application. The tenant appealed. Appeal dismissed.
ARBITRATION ACT 1950
BIAS
FEES
TURNER V STEVENAGE BC