Resolving disputes on the evidence: to what extent arbitral fact-finding might fall within the supervisory jurisdiction of English courts

The note considers a recent decision of the English High Court on a challenge to an arbitration award under section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996. The decision reaffirms judicial respect for arbitral awards and discourages challenges for mere infelicities of language. The court's further remarks provide a springboard for a discussion of case law on s 69 appeals on the grounds of misapplication of the burden of proof, which have the character of appeals against arbitral fact-finding.