Arbitrators’ power to correct or interpret their awards
Mr. Justice Butcher handed down judgment this morning in the case of Obrascon Huarte Lain S.A. v Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development [2020] EWHC 1643 (Comm) in which Roger ter Haar Q,C. led Mr. Siddharth Dhar of Essex Court Chambers appearing for the Claimant. In the judgment Butcher J. provides important guidance as to the scope of the power of arbitrators to correct or interpret an award under Article 35 of the 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration.