Questão jurídica principal
Whether the arbitral tribunal was irregularly composed because of alleged bias and lack of impartiality
Decisão extraída
The tribunal’s wording was overly pointed but, viewed in context, did not objectively show bias or justify recusal.
Fundamentação extraída
The court held that only objective circumstances can create an appearance of partiality. The tribunal had already accepted appellant’s position on prescription, continued the proceedings carefully, and the criticized language in the award, though regrettable, was not serious enough to show unconstitutional composition.