SLOVAKIA: Court expands powers of review

Tuesday, 01 November 2011

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Slovakia's Constitutional Court has ruled it has jurisdiction to review and set aside domestic arbitral awards for errors of law, if they are so serious as to amount to a breach of the right to a fair trial. Martin Magál and Juraj Gyarfas, partner and associate at Allen & Overy in Bratislava, say the decision sets a dangerous precedent.

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