England and Wales · Arbitration and court procedure
What period and facts govern question-of-law award appeal in England and Wales?
The section 70(3)28-day period where the appeal is not excluded. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria.
- Period
- The section 70(3)28-day period where the appeal is not excluded
- Trigger
- The applicable section 70 date for an available section 69 appeal
- Rule
- Arbitration Act 1996 section 69
This question-of-law award appeal guide uses retained current official Arbitration Act 1996 text and current Justice UK CPR and PD 62 pages. The 2025 Act section 12 and SI 2025/905 commenced the amended section 70 scheme on August 1, 2025. Section 17(4) of the 2025 Act preserves its specified precommencement exclusions; the actual arbitral and court commencement facts remain necessary.
Source guide · No automated date
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Arbitration Act 1996 section 69. The section 70(3)28-day period where the appeal is not excluded. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria. Establish the actual actor, event, agreed regime, court order and completion facts before relying on a final endpoint. This source guide provides no computed or paid date.
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What period and facts govern question-of-law award appeal in England and Wales?
The section 70(3)28-day period where the appeal is not excluded. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria.
Responsible actor. A party seeking to appeal a question of law under section 69.
The applicable section 70 date for an available section 69 appeal
The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria.
A party seeking to appeal a question of law under section 69. The section 70(3)28-day period where the appeal is not excluded. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 69How does this provision count time?
- The section 70(3)28-day period where the appeal is not excluded
- Issue the appeal or permission application identifying the question and grounds.
- The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria.
For question-of-law award appeal, section 80(4) and (5) separates court issue from service and applies court counting rules to statutory court time limits. CPR 2.8 computes day periods as clear days and omits specified nonworking days only for periods of five days or less.
For question-of-law award appeal, CPR 2.8(5) addresses an act at a court office whose final day is a closure day. It does not automatically move service on another party, erase required intervening clear days, or lift the enforcement restriction. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 69Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Arbitration Act 1996 section 69. The section 70(3)28-day period where the appeal is not excluded. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria. Establish the actual actor, event, agreed regime, court order and completion facts before relying on a final endpoint. This source guide provides no computed or paid date.
A party seeking to appeal a question of law under section 69 has records establishing the applicable section 70 date for an available section 69 appeal. The section 70(3)28-day period where the appeal is not excluded. Issue the appeal or permission application identifying the question and grounds. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria. Establish all source facts before choosing a final date.
The proposed compliance period for question-of-law award appeal meets a weekend, holiday or court-office closure. For question-of-law award appeal, section 80(4) and (5) separates court issue from service and applies court counting rules to statutory court time limits. CPR 2.8 computes day periods as clear days and omits specified nonworking days only for periods of five days or less. For question-of-law award appeal, CPR 2.8(5) addresses an act at a court office whose final day is a closure day. It does not automatically move service on another party, erase required intervening clear days, or lift the enforcement restriction. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria. Apply the actual counting regime to the particular act. Do not infer a uniform next-working-day extension.
The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria. The section 70(3)28-day period where the appeal is not excluded. The actual branch facts are not established by the raw catalog period. Issue the appeal or permission application identifying the question and grounds. Establish the material facts or follow the actual order; this guide supplies no automatic date.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual actor and completed procedural act
- A party seeking to appeal a question of law under section 69. Issue the appeal or permission application identifying the question and grounds.
- Controlling event and applicable agreement or order
- The applicable section 70 date for an available section 69 appeal. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria.
- Source-specific counting and completion place
- For question-of-law award appeal, section 80(4) and (5) separates court issue from service and applies court counting rules to statutory court time limits. CPR 2.8 computes day periods as clear days and omits specified nonworking days only for periods of five days or less. For question-of-law award appeal, CPR 2.8(5) addresses an act at a court office whose final day is a closure day. It does not automatically move service on another party, erase required intervening clear days, or lift the enforcement restriction. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria.
- A party seeking to appeal a question of law under section 69. The section 70(3)28-day period where the appeal is not excluded. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria.
- Question-of-law award appeal concerns a party seeking to appeal a question of law under section 69 and issue the appeal or permission application identifying the question and grounds. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria. Substantive-jurisdiction challenge addresses a separate procedural question and cannot establish this actor’s completed step.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period and facts govern question-of-law award appeal in England and Wales?
What period applies to question-of-law award appeal?
The section 70(3)28-day period where the appeal is not excluded. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 69Which actual event controls question-of-law award appeal?
The applicable section 70 date for an available section 69 appeal. A party seeking to appeal a question of law under section 69 must establish that event from the actual request, award, service or court records.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 69What act completes question-of-law award appeal?
Issue the appeal or permission application identifying the question and grounds. The parties may exclude section 69; otherwise all other parties’ agreement or court leave is required, with statutory permission criteria.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 69Can the parties exclude a section 69 appeal?
Yes. Section 69(1) starts unless otherwise agreed and treats an agreement to dispense with reasons as excluding the court’s jurisdiction under this section.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 69Is court leave always needed?
Section 69(2) permits an appeal with agreement of all other parties or court leave. Establish the actual agreement rather than presume permission.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 69What must a leave application identify?
Section 69(4) requires the question of law and grounds for leave. Subsection (3) supplies the criteria, including effects on rights and the tribunal’s findings.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 69Official sources and review
Provisions used (8)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Arbitration Act 1996 section 69 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Arbitration Act 1996 section 70 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Arbitration Act 1996 section 80 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| PD 62 paragraph 12.1 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| PD 62 paragraph 12.7 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 2.8 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Arbitration Act 2025 section 17 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| SI 2025/905 regulation 2 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |