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<p>This book is an essential resource for any legal practitioner involved in any aspect of English arbitration law. It provides a thorough annotation of the Arbitration Act 1996, and contains comprehensive explanations of developments in the relevant case law to each section of the Act.<br><br>Since the fourth edition of this book, the English courts have decided many important new cases on virtually every aspect of arbitration law. The most important developments relate to:</p> <ul> <p> <li>The growth of anti-arbitration injunctions;</li> <p></p> <p> <li>The use of freezing injunctions against third party assets and the availability of anti-suit injunctions in EU proceedings; </li> <p></p> <p> <li>The definition of seat, the appointment of arbitrators, choice of applicable law, jurisdiction, the form of the award and the slip rule;</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Enforcement of foreign awards, and challenges to domestic awards by way of jurisdictional attacks, serious irregularity or error of law </li> <p></p></ul> <p></p> <p>In this 5th edition, the notes to each section contain helpful sub-headings and a new Appendix will contain a fully annotated version of CPR Part 62 and the Practice Direction. <br><br>The book will also be useful for academics and university students of law at all levels seeking an understanding of the 1996 Act, including those on the Legal Practice Course.</p>