Jurisdiction: appeals

The appeal to the Court of Appeal in National Iranian Oil Co v Crescent Petroleum Co International Ltd and Another [2023] EWCA Civ 826; [2023] 2 Lloyd's Rep 279 raised important issues as to the operation of the appeal procedure in the Arbitration Act 1996, in particular the circumstances where there can be an appeal without the permission of the trial judge.

NIOC: the facts