Challenging the award under section 69 of the English Arbitration Act 1996: appeal on a point of law

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Jurisdictions: England, Northern Ireland, Wales

Unless the parties to the arbitration agreement agree otherwise, and provided the court grants leave to appeal (or all parties agree), a party to arbitral proceedings can appeal to the court on a question of law arising out of an award. Such appeals are relatively unusual because parties often exclude the right to appeal on a question of law, and the threshold for leave to appeal is set very high. This note outlines the situations in which an appeal is possible, and provides practical guidance on the procedure to be followed.

Simon Nesbitt and Jerome Finnis (revised and updated by Nathan Searle, Kate Wilford, Robert Shoesmith and Annabel Langston), Hogan Lovells International LLP

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Resource ID: 5-205-3999
Products: PLC Arbitration - England and Wales, PLC UK Commercial, PLC UK Dispute Resolution
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Applications to CourtApplications to Court (http://arbitration.practicallaw.com/3-203-6784)
Arbitral Awards and ChallengesArbitral Awards and Challenges (http://arbitration.practicallaw.com/0-203-6785)
Arbitration Act 1996Arbitration Act 1996 (http://arbitration.practicallaw.com/3-381-2962)

Practice note: overview

Challenging arbitration awards in the English courts toolkit Challenging arbitration awards in the English courts toolkit (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic1-506-6957)
Challenging awards in the English courts: an overview Challenging awards in the English courts: an overview (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic1-205-4000)

Practice notes

Arbitration claims: obtaining permission to appeal to the English Court of Appeal Arbitration claims: obtaining permission to appeal to the English Court of Appeal (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic3-301-1952)
Loss of the right to object: section 73 of the English Arbitration Act Loss of the right to object: section 73 of the English Arbitration Act (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic3-205-4136)

Standard documents

Challenging the award: section 69 Arbitration Act 1996: case study Challenging the award: section 69 Arbitration Act 1996: case study (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic0-205-5444)
Challenging the award: section 69 Arbitration Act 1996: draft order Challenging the award: section 69 Arbitration Act 1996: draft order (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic8-509-3938)

Drafting notes

Challenging the award: section 69 Arbitration Act 1996: claim form: drafting note Challenging the award: section 69 Arbitration Act 1996: claim form: drafting note (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic1-205-5434)
Challenging the award: sections 67, 68 and 69 Arbitration Act 1996: draft order: drafting note Challenging the award: sections 67, 68 and 69 Arbitration Act 1996: draft order: drafting note (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic3-509-4011)

Checklist

Challenging the award: section 69 Arbitration Act 1996: checklist Challenging the award: section 69 Arbitration Act 1996: checklist (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic3-205-5292)

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