A party had been refused leave to appeal against an arbitration under the Act by the judge, but later obtained leave to appeal.
Held: Such leave could only be granted by the trial judge, and the Court of Appeal could set aside the leave granted in excess of jurisdiction. The parties had argued that the arbitration itself was in excess of jurisdiction, but that did not affect the current issue.
Judges:
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Master of the Rolls, Lord Justice Robert Walker and Lord Justice Clarke
Citations:
Times 13-Jun-2002, Gazette 18-Jul-2002, [2002] EWCA Civ 830, [2002] 1 WLR 2863
Links:
Statutes:
Arbitration Act 1996 76, Civil Procedure Rules 52.9
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Henry Boot Construction (UK) Limited v Malmaison Hotel (Manchester) Limited CA 25-May-2000
Where a party appealed against an arbitration to the County or High Court, the court which gave judgment was the sole body able to give permission to enter an appeal under the Act. An appellate court did not have jurisdiction to give leave to . .
Cited by:
Cited – Cetelem Sa v Roust Holdings Ltd CA 24-May-2005
The parties were engaged in arbitration proceedings. The claimant had sought and obtained an interim mandatory order intended to prevent the defendant dissipating its assets in anticipation of an adverse ruling. The defendant sought leave to appeal. . .
Cited – Sumukan Ltd v The Commonwealth Secretariat CA 21-Mar-2007
The appellants sought to challenge a finding that they had by their contract with the defendants excluded the right to appeal to a court on a point of law. The defendants replied that the appeal court had no jurisdiction to hear such an appeal.
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Arbitration, Litigation Practice
Updated: 16 September 2022; Ref: scu.174002