Judge rules that appeal against an award (following correction
of the award) was made too late
After an award was issued, the claimant applied under section
57(3) of the Arbitration Act 1996 ("the Act") to correct
certain clerical errors. This was done 27 days after the award was
issued. The claimant then sought permission to appeal the award
under section 69 of the Act some 24 days later.
Section 70(3) of the Act provides that a section 69 application
must be brought "within 28 days of the award or, if there has
been any arbitral process of appeal or review, of the date when the
applicant or appellant was notified of the result of that
process". The first issue to be considered in this case was
whether the 28 days ran from the date of the award or from the date
of the correction.
