Arbitration Case Alert

Challenge to jurisdiction over counterclaims outside scope of arbitration agreement dismissed

10.01.2023

Case Number: 4A_214/2022 (26 October 2022)

Challenge to jurisdiction over counterclaims outside scope of arbitration agreement dismissed

In Decision 4A_214/2022, the Swiss Supreme court refused to set aside an award on the ground that the sole arbitrator had wrongly accepted jurisdiction over the counterclaim that fell outside the scope of the arbitration agreement, as the claimant was found to have expressly accepted jurisdiction.

 

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