Interim relief: criteria for judicial intervention

In Environment Agency v High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd [2024] EWHC 1560 (TCC); [2024] BLR 467 Joanna Smith J discussed the scope of section 44(3) of the Arbitration Act 1996, under which the court can grant interim relief in cases of "urgency" where intervention is needed to preserve "assets". Each of these criteria fell to be discussed.

The legislative background