Arbitration Act 1996, Merkin and Flannery on the
PART II.I
ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT : Commencement of arbitral proceedings
Power of court to extend time for beginning arbitral proceedings
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- (1) Where an arbitration agreement to refer future disputes to arbitration provides that a claim shall be barred, or the claimant’s right extinguished, unless the claimant takes within a time fixed by the agreement some step –
- (a) to begin arbitral proceedings, or
- (b) to begin other dispute resolution procedures which must be exhausted before arbitral proceedings can be begun,
- (1) Where an arbitration agreement to refer future disputes to arbitration provides that a claim shall be barred, or the claimant’s right extinguished, unless the claimant takes within a time fixed by the agreement some step –