England and Wales · Arbitration and court procedure
What period and facts govern tribunal additional award in England and Wales?
Within 56 days of the original award, or a longer period actually agreed. The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days.
- Period
- Within 56 days of the original award, or a longer period actually agreed
- Trigger
- The date of the original award
- Rule
- Arbitration Act 1996 section 57
This tribunal additional award 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 56 days of the original award, or a longer period actually agreed. The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days. 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 tribunal additional award in England and Wales?
Within 56 days of the original award, or a longer period actually agreed. The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days.
Responsible actor. The arbitral tribunal making an additional award.
The date of the original award
The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days.
The arbitral tribunal making an additional award. Within 56 days of the original award, or a longer period actually agreed. The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57How does this provision count time?
- Within 56 days of the original award, or a longer period actually agreed
- Make the additional award concerning a presented but omitted claim.
- The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days.
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 tribunal additional award, 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 56 days of the original award, or a longer period actually agreed. The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days. 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.
The arbitral tribunal making an additional award has records establishing the date of the original award. Within 56 days of the original award, or a longer period actually agreed. Make the additional award concerning a presented but omitted claim. The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days. Establish all source facts before choosing a final date.
The proposed compliance period for tribunal additional award 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 tribunal additional award, 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.
The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days. Within 56 days of the original award, or a longer period actually agreed. The actual branch facts are not established by the raw catalog period. Make the additional award concerning a presented but omitted claim. 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
- The arbitral tribunal making an additional award. Make the additional award concerning a presented but omitted claim.
- Controlling event and applicable agreement or order
- The date of the original award. The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days.
- 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 tribunal additional award, 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.
- The arbitral tribunal making an additional award. Within 56 days of the original award, or a longer period actually agreed. The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days.
- Tribunal additional award concerns the arbitral tribunal making an additional award and make the additional award concerning a presented but omitted claim. The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days. Award correction application 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 tribunal additional award in England and Wales?
What period applies to tribunal additional award?
Within 56 days of the original award, or a longer period actually agreed. The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57Which actual event controls tribunal additional award?
The date of the original award. The arbitral tribunal making an additional award must establish that event from the actual request, award, service or court records.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57What act completes tribunal additional award?
Make the additional award concerning a presented but omitted claim. The original award date controls; the date a party requests the additional award does not restart the statutory 56 days.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57Does the 56-day period run from receipt of an application?
No. Section 57(6) expressly uses the date of the original award. The application-receipt anchor belongs to the correction limb.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57Which omitted matters can support an additional award?
Section 57(3)(b) addresses a claim, including interest or costs, presented to the tribunal but not dealt with in the award.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57Must other parties have a chance to respond?
Yes. Section 57(3) requires a reasonable opportunity for other parties to make representations before these powers are exercised.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 57Official 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 1996 section 79 | 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 |