Smyth-Tyrrell & Anor v Sowden
The application for extension of time was refused because the delay was not trivial, the landlords failed to provide a reasonable explanation for the delay, and the principles of speedy finality and strict adherence to statutory time limits under the Arbitration Act 1996 outweighed any argument for discretion.
- Parties
- Claimant: Stephen Smyth-Tyrrell; Claimant: Beaujolois Smyth-Tyrrell; Defendant: Kenneth Peter Sowden
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 14 July 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Application Under Arbitration Act 1996 / Judgment on Application for Extension of Time
- Outcome
- application refused
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Statutory Arbitration, Challenge to Arbitration Award
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Parties
Stephen Smyth-Tyrrell
Claimant
Beaujolois Smyth-Tyrrell
Claimant
Kenneth Peter Sowden
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Application Under Arbitration Act 1996 / Judgment on Application for Extension of Time
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the court should grant an extension of time for issuing a claim form to challenge an arbitration award under the Arbitration Act 1996
Ratio Decidendi
The application for extension of time was refused because the delay was not trivial, the landlords failed to provide a reasonable explanation for the delay, and the principles of speedy finality and strict adherence to statutory time limits under the Arbitration Act 1996 outweighed any argument for discretion.
Court Disposition
application refused
Orders
- Application for extension of time to issue claim form refused.
- Application for extension of time in relation to section 57 application dismissed as it had fallen away.
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