A Practical Approach to Arbitration Law

by Andrew G. Tweeddale, Karen Tweeddale

This practical handbook provides a detailed examination of arbitration law and procedure and includes the full text of the Arbitration Act 1996. Importantly, it takes account of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, insofar as they affect arbitration proceedings. Unlike other books on arbitration, a
resume of the main principles involved in international arbitration law and a section of precedents, demonstrating the theory of arbitration law in practice, are also included. Since the enactment of the Arbitration Act 1996, there have been numerous cases dealing with the Act. A Practical Approach
to Arbitration Law analyses the most significant and recent cases, Vosnoc LtdTransglobal Projects Ltd; Charles M Wille & Co (Shipping) Ltd Ocean Laser Shipping Ltd and Allianz Versicherungs-Atktiengesellschaft Fortuna Co Inc on commencing the arbitration Soleimany Soleimany and Westacare
Investments Inc Jugoimport-SDPR Holding Co Ltd on the enforcement of an award contrary to public policy Halki Shipping Corporation Sopex Oils Ltd; Davies Middleton & Davies Ltd Toyo Engineering Corporation and Patel Patel on the staying of litigation to arbitration Kye Gbangbola Smith and Sheriff on
issues of serious irregularity.

492 pages, Paperback

First published November 7, 2002

About the author

Andrew's two novels 'Of All Faiths & None' and 'A Remembrance of Death' are about two families surviving the effects of the Great War. 'A Remembrance of Death' was shortlisted for the Yeovil Literary Price, receiving a high commendation and won the HFC Steinbeck Literary Prize. Andrew's 3rd novel, 'Only Breath & Shadow' is due out at the start of 2026 and, based around actual events, tells the story of a blind Englishman and an American singer, who help four Jewish children escape from Vienna in 1939.