This subtopic provides practical guidance on the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in the courts of England and Wales, and related matters.
This subtopic primarily provides guidance on the recognition and enforcement of arbitration awards under English and Welsh law and the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996), which applies, with some exceptions, to arbitrations seated in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Guidance on related court procedure is limited to the courts of England and Wales (England and English are used as convenient shorthand). Practitioners may find some of the guidance relevant to arbitrations seated outside these jurisdictions.
For information on the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in other jurisdictions, see: International arbitration—enforcing international arbitral awards—overview.
To compare how arbitral awards are recognised and enforced in jurisdictions around the world, please see our International Comparator Tool.
At the end of arbitration proceedings an arbitral tribunal will, typically, issue a final arbitral award on the merits of the parties’ dispute. In many cases, compliance with the tribunal’s award
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