Family law arbitrations: the test for appeal

Family law arbitrations are increasingly common although there is very little authority on them. In Haley v Haley [2020] EWCA Civ 1369 the Court of Appeal has reviewed the authorities on the test for an appeal against an arbitral award on a matter governed by the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and has concluded that the usual appeal criteria in the Arbitration Act 1996 are too strict.

Haley : the facts