Waatunga v Finca Uganda Limited
Waatunga v Finca Uganda Limited (Civil Miscellaneous Application 4 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 314 (21 May 2025)
The application to set aside the arbitral award fails because none of the grounds advanced by the applicant meet the statutory requirements under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. The allegation of arbitrator bias was unsupported by evidence and did not meet the objective test for impartiality. The claim that the award was against public policy was not substantiated by reference to any specific statutory provision or public policy principle. The delay in delivering the award was permissible under Section 31(1) of the Act, as the arbitrator had discretion to enlarge time, and…
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- Setting Aside Arbitral Award
- Arbitrator Impartiality
- Public Policy In Arbitration
- Contractual Interest Rates
- Arbitration Timeliness