CAVEAT ARBITRATOR!: Examining the Responsibility of Arbitrators to Probe Corruption: Lessons to Be Learned from the P&ID Sag - Journal of International Arbitration View CAVEAT ARBITRATOR!: Examining the Responsibility of Arbitrators to Probe Corruption: Lessons to Be Learned from the P&ID Sag by - Journal of International Arbitration CAVEAT ARBITRATOR!: Examining the Responsibility of Arbitrators to Probe Corruption: Lessons to Be Learned from the P&ID Sag 42 2

As international arbitration’s popularity rises, arbitral tribunals are increasingly confronted with issues traditionally handled by courts – specifically, issues relating to corruption and other forms of wrongdoing. However, there is consensus that the tools available to arbitral tribunals have limited efficacy (or none at all) in examining evidence relating to corruption, particularly when there are third parties. The recent decision of the English High Court in Nigeria v. Process & Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID), however, introduces a new obligation on arbitrators to investigate allegations of corruption more seriously. Considering the importance of English law in international arbitration, this decision has truly wide-reaching implications for how arbitrators should address such allegations.

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