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15 New issues raised by submissions

INTRODUCTION

231 THE SUBMISSIONS that we received in response to the preliminary paper also raised some new issues. For the sake of completeness we now outline those issues. However, we have taken the view that we will only make recommendations if the issues raised are unlikely to require reconsideration through further consultation. We are mindful of the fact that submitters have not had an opportunity of commenting on these particular issues.

232 The topics with which we deal in the chapters which follow are:

• Whether a new “purposes” provision should be added to the Arbitration Act.
• Whether section 13 of the Act is drawn sufficiently widely in relation to the immunity granted in favour of arbitrators.
• Whether added words inserted into Article 8 of the First Schedule to the Act should be deleted.
• Whether the parties should be entitled to agree to a higher standard of review when the courts of general jurisdiction hear appeals from arbitral awards.
• Whether the powers of the High Court on matters of interim relief should be extended.