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001			ABS58817
008			090401t1998 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u87143
041			_aeng
245			_aBeaufort Developments (NI) Ltd v Gilbert-Ash NI Ltd
260			_c1998
350			_a0
490			_aWeekly Law Reports _v(1998) 2 WLR 860-883(24)
520			_aHL 2 May 1998. The employers (X) entered into a contract with the contractors (Y) using JCT 1980. Following disputes over the progress of the work Y commenced proceedings claiming payment for work in repsect of architect`s interim certificates. X denied liability and alleged that they were entitled to set off an amount in excess of that claimed by Y. Y served a notice to appoint an arbitrator. X issued a writ against Y and the architects claiming damage for negligence and breach of contract. The judge and CA in Northern Ireland dismissed appeals by X on the grounds that the court did not have the power conferred upon an arbitrator by the arbitration clause to open up, review and revise cerificates by the architect. The HL allowed an appeal by X as the court did not have the power conferred upon an arbitrator by the arbitration clause to oepn up and revise certificates by the archtiect. The HL allowed an appeal by X as they did not need to spell out the arbitrators powers.
650			_aARBITRATION CLAUSES
650			_aARBITRATORS' POWERS
650			_aBEAUFORT DEVELOPMENTS (NI) LTD V GILBERT-ASH NI LTD
650			_aINTERIM CERTIFICATES
650			_aJCT STANDARD FORM OF BUILDING CONTRACT (1980 EDITION)
650			_aSET OFF
690			_aARBITRATION-CASE LAW
942			_n0
948			_c02/07/1998
999			_c54930 _d54930