Richard Bamforth

Head of International Litigation, CMS

Richard is Head of the International Litigation Practice Group and a member of the International Arbitration Group at CMS. Richard specialises in international commercial arbitration, commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution, with a focus on cross border disputes in the media, banking, finance, insolvency, energy and telecommunications sectors. He has represented clients in arbitrations conducted under all the major institutional rules (ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL) and other ad hoc arbitrations. He also sits as an arbitrator, appointed direct by parties and by the arbitral institutions, and is accredited as a mediator by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR). Richard is recommended for International Arbitration in Chambers & Partners 2015 (where he is described as having a 'full perspective on the arbitration space') and in Legal 500 2014.

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AA 1996—inadequate award—correcting mistakes or errors in an arbitral award (s 57)

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers with how to apply to the arbitral (arbitration) tribunal for the correction of mistakes or errors in an arbitral award (the slip rule) whether they be typographical, computational or clerical under section 57 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996) as amended by the Arbitration Act 2025 (AA 2025). It sets out the timescale for making an application (or applying) for correction of mistakes or errors (and extensions of time that may be permissible) and gives case law examples of successful and unsuccessful applications for corrections under the slip rule (AA 1996, s 57(3)). AA 1996, s 57(3)(a) provides a tribunal with the power (jurisdiction) to correct an award so as to remove any clerical mistake or error arising from an accidental slip or omission or clarify or remove any ambiguity in the award. This process (procedure) may be referred to as: a remedy for an inadequate award under English law; applying to amend or for an amendment to an award; errors or mistakes with awards.

Arbitration

AA 1996—provisional awards

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the availability of provisional (or interim) awards under section 39 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996) as amended by the Arbitration Act 2025 (AA 2025) under the law of England and Wales. The Practice Note considers when a provisional award may be appropriate. The Practice Note also covers the arbitral tribunal’s ability to order freezing injunctions under English law.

Arbitration