Summary

English law allows a party to appeal on a question of law arising out of an arbitral award; no such right is given in the UNCITRAL Model Law and English law is almost alone in the world in this regard. 2003 has seen vigorous debate of whether or not the appropriate section of the Arbitration Act 1996 should be repealed or retained and, if the latter, whether the present regime governing such appeals should be maintained, relaxed or toughened. This short report summarises the main arguments for repeal and retention and invites debate from the Oil and Gas and Energy ...