1982 Ed.]
Arbitration
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and that out of the money paid into court there shall be paid out to the arbitrator or umpire by way of fees such sum as may be found reasonable on taxation and that the balance of the money, if any, shall be paid out to the applicant.
(2) An application for the purposes of this section may be made by any party to the reference unless the fees demanded have been fixed by a written agreement between him and the arbitrator or umpire.
(3) A taxation of fees under this section may be reviewed in the same manner as a taxation of costs.
(4) The arbitrator or umpire shall be entitled to appear and be heard on any taxation or review of taxation under this section.
22. A sum directed to be paid by an award shall, unless the award otherwise directs, carry interest as from the date of the award and at the same rate as a judgment debt.
227.
Judicial Review, Determination of Preliminary Point of Law, Exclusion Agreements, Interlocutory Orders, Remission and Setting aside of Awards, etc.
23. (1) Without prejudice to the right of appeal conferred by subsection (2) the Court shall not have jurisdiction to set aside or remit an award on an arbitration agreement on the ground of errors of fact or law on the face of the award.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) an appeal shall lie to the Court on any question of law arising out of an award made on an arbitration agreement; and on the determination of such an appeal the Court may by order---
(a) confirm, vary or set aside the award; or
(b) remit the award to the reconsideration of the arbitrator or umpire together with the Court's opinion on the question of law which was the subject of the appeal;
and where the award is remitted under paragraph (b) the arbitrator or umpire shall, unless the order otherwise directs, make his award within 3 months after the date of the order.
(3) An appeal under this section may be brought by any of the parties to the reference---
(a) with the consent of all the other parties to the reference; or (b) subject to section 23B, with the leave of the Court.
(4) The Court shall not grant leave under subsection (3)(b) unless it considers that, having regard to all the circumstances, the determination of the question of law concerned could substantially affect the rights of one or more of the parties to the arbitration agreement; and the Court may make any leave which it gives conditional upon the applicant complying with such conditions as it considers appropriate.
Interest on awards.
1950 c. 27, s. 20.
Judicial review of arbitration awards.
1979 c. 42, s. 1.