England and Wales · Arbitration and court procedure
What period and facts govern award correction application in England and Wales?
Within 28 days of the award, or a longer period actually agreed by the parties. A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock.
- Period
- Within 28 days of the award, or a longer period actually agreed by the parties
- Trigger
- The date of the award under the applicable section 57 default regime
- Rule
- Arbitration Act 1996 section 57
This award correction application 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.
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Arbitration Act 1996 section 57. Within 28 days of the award, or a longer period actually agreed by the parties. A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock. 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 award correction application in England and Wales?
Within 28 days of the award, or a longer period actually agreed by the parties. A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock.
Responsible actor. A party seeking correction, clarification or an additional award.
The date of the award under the applicable section 57 default regime
A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock.
A party seeking correction, clarification or an additional award. Within 28 days of the award, or a longer period actually agreed by the parties. A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57How does this provision count time?
- Within 28 days of the award, or a longer period actually agreed by the parties
- Make the appropriate application to the arbitral tribunal.
- A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock.
Section 78(1) and (2) preserves an agreed counting method for the applicable arbitral default. Section 78(3) begins an after-or-from period immediately after the identified date. The short-period exclusions in subsection (5) do not apply merely because a longer period ends on a weekend.
For award correction application, identify the place where the arbitral act must be completed and the operative agreement. Section 78 does not itself state a universal next-working-day extension for these longer arbitral periods. Court-office closure under CPR 2.8(5) must not be imported as an automatic arbitral extension.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57. Within 28 days of the award, or a longer period actually agreed by the parties. A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock. 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 correction, clarification or an additional award has records establishing the date of the award under the applicable section 57 default regime. Within 28 days of the award, or a longer period actually agreed by the parties. Make the appropriate application to the arbitral tribunal. A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock. Establish all source facts before choosing a final date.
The proposed compliance period for award correction application meets a weekend, holiday or court-office closure. Section 78(1) and (2) preserves an agreed counting method for the applicable arbitral default. Section 78(3) begins an after-or-from period immediately after the identified date. The short-period exclusions in subsection (5) do not apply merely because a longer period ends on a weekend. For award correction application, identify the place where the arbitral act must be completed and the operative agreement. Section 78 does not itself state a universal next-working-day extension for these longer arbitral periods. Court-office closure under CPR 2.8(5) must not be imported as an automatic arbitral extension. Apply the actual counting regime to the particular act. Do not infer a uniform next-working-day extension.
A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock. Within 28 days of the award, or a longer period actually agreed by the parties. The actual branch facts are not established by the raw catalog period. Make the appropriate application to the arbitral tribunal. 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 correction, clarification or an additional award. Make the appropriate application to the arbitral tribunal.
- Controlling event and applicable agreement or order
- The date of the award under the applicable section 57 default regime. A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock.
- Source-specific counting and completion place
- Section 78(1) and (2) preserves an agreed counting method for the applicable arbitral default. Section 78(3) begins an after-or-from period immediately after the identified date. The short-period exclusions in subsection (5) do not apply merely because a longer period ends on a weekend. For award correction application, identify the place where the arbitral act must be completed and the operative agreement. Section 78 does not itself state a universal next-working-day extension for these longer arbitral periods. Court-office closure under CPR 2.8(5) must not be imported as an automatic arbitral extension.
- A party seeking correction, clarification or an additional award. Within 28 days of the award, or a longer period actually agreed by the parties. A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock.
- Award correction application concerns a party seeking correction, clarification or an additional award and make the appropriate application to the arbitral tribunal. A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock. Tribunal award correction 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 award correction application in England and Wales?
What period applies to award correction application?
Within 28 days of the award, or a longer period actually agreed by the parties. A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57Which actual event controls award correction application?
The date of the award under the applicable section 57 default regime. A party seeking correction, clarification or an additional award must establish that event from the actual request, award, service or court records.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57What act completes award correction application?
Make the appropriate application to the arbitral tribunal. A request must address the statutory powers and actual agreed regime; materiality and transitional facts separately control a court challenge clock.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57Can this application seek any reconsideration of the merits?
Section 57(3) identifies accidental clerical or slip errors, ambiguity and presented claims omitted from the award. It is not an unrestricted rehearing power.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57May the parties agree a longer application period?
Yes. Section 57(4) expressly permits a longer agreed period, while subsection (1) also preserves agreed correction powers. Retain the actual agreement.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57Does every correction request reset the court challenge date?
No. Current section 70(3A) and (3B) distinguish material requests and their outcomes, and the 2025 transitional exclusions must first be resolved.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 70Official sources and review
Provisions used (6)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Arbitration Act 1996 section 57 | 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 78 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Arbitration Act 2025 section 17 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Arbitration Act 1996 section 79 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| SI 2025/905 regulation 2 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |