R, Durtnell and Sons Ltd v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: QBD 21 Jul 2000

When a party applies to the court to appoint an arbitrator, after some long delay, the court should consider whether first the dispute was likely to be resolved by the arbitration process, and second whether the delay was undue. The Act was intended to assist the process of arbitration, and should be used accordingly. In this case both the request for arbitration and the application remained within the limitation period.

Citations:

Times 21-Jul-2000

Statutes:

Arbitration Act 1996 18

Arbitration

Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85632