Cases - RC Pillar & Sons v Mr & Mrs Edwards

Record details

Name

RC Pillar & Sons v Mr & Mrs Edwards

Date

[2001]

Legislation

Arbitration Act 1996

Keywords

Arbitration - arbitration award - arbitration proceedings - serious irregularity - whether the procedures adopted were sufficient to avoid unnecessary expense or delay - s. 33 of the Arbitration Act 1996 - whether award should be remitted - s. 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996

Summary

An arbitration award may be remitted on the grounds of serious irregularity where the arbitrator has failed properly to manage the arbitration procedures and the costs of the parties have become disproportionate to the amount at stake in the proceedings.