Uganda Case Law

Lal v East African Builders Merchants

Lal v East African Builders Merchants (Civil Appeal No. 53 of 1950) [1951] EACA 50 (1 January 1951)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 53 of 1950

Judge

Bourke J, Lockhart-Smith, Ag. VP, Nihill P

The Court of Appeal held that there was no error of law apparent on the face of the arbitral award. The arbitrators did not state any legal proposition, nor did they misapply any legal principle in the award. The findings were factual, and the award did not expressly state that the contract was an entire one for a lump sum, nor did it state that the appellant was entitled to payment contrary to law. The court emphasized that an error of law must be apparent from the award itself or a document incorporated into it, not inferred by the judge from the facts or silence of the arbitrators. The lea…

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• Arbitration Awards
• Errors Of Law On Face Of Award
• Remittal Of Award
• Limitation Periods
• Judicial Review Of Arbitration
• Costs Orders