https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=800520 International commercial arbitral awards are subject to limited public-policy review, and patent illegality is unavailable. Prior service by arbitrators in related specialised maritime proceedings does not itself create justifiable doubts about independence or impartiality without material indicating closed-mindedness, partiality, or lack of objective judgment. A known challenge to an arbitrator's appointment must be raised within the prescribed period or is waived. Clause 62, read with the agreement and its force-majeure mechanism, does not permit a charterer to terminate for its own failure to issue shipment nominations. Damages based on the contractual-versus-spot freight differential for affected tonnage, after mitigation notice, and interest are sustainable where they rationally measure contractual loss. en-us Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:45:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=800520 International commercial arbitral awards are subject to limited public-policy review, and patent illegality is unavailable. Prior service by arbitrators in related specialised maritime proceedings does not itself create justifiable doubts about independence or impartiality without material indicating closed-mindedness, partiality, or lack of objective judgment. A known challenge to an arbitrator's appointment must be raised within the prescribed period or is waived. Clause 62, read with the agreement and its force-majeure mechanism, does not permit a charterer to terminate for its own failure to issue shipment nominations. Damages based on the contractual-versus-spot freight differential for affected tonnage, after mitigation notice, and interest are sustainable where they rationally measure contractual loss. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=800520