179 Appeal from an arbitrator’s award

| Commentary

The Arbitration Act 1996 Section 68 sets out the grounds on which a party may challenge an arbitrator’s award. A party may challenge an award on the grounds of serious irregularity which has caused or will cause substantial injustice to that party1. Generally, serious irregularity imposes a high threshold, designed to eliminate technical and unmeritorious challenges and must fall within the closed list of categories in the Arbitration Act 19962.

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