The arbitrator has disappeared, and the file is missing. Yet, the award could be set aside.

On January 31, 2024

The Supreme Court of Cassation (SC) has recently heard a one-of-a-kind case for setting aside an arbitral award. DHL Express Bulgaria (DHL) filed a motion for setting aside an arbitral award rendered by an ad hoc arbitrator. DHL claimed that it had never been notified of the arbitration procedure and found out about it upon […]

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Consumer Arbitration in Bulgaria

On September 30, 2021

Bulgarian law forbids arbitration in consumer disputes. The Supreme Cassation Court recently ruled on an interesting case (Nitera v. OBB Leasing). OBB let several vehicles to Nitera under a series of financial leasing contracts. The manager of Nitera agreed to be jointly liable. The leasing contract had an arbitration clause and when Nitera failed to […]

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The arbitrator has disappeared, and the file is missing. Yet, the award could be set aside.

Consumer Arbitration in Bulgaria