Dennis Friedman (Earthmovers) Ltd v Rodney County Council - [1988] 1 NZLR 184

Arbitration — Award — Proceedings to set aside award — Plaintiff sought to set aside award on grounds of misrepresentation, mistake and misconduct by arbitrator — Whether there were errors of law on the face of the award — Whether arbitrator had misconducted himself — Whether when submission gave arbitrator absolute discretion as to the costs, he could award costs without hearing from the parties.