Arbitration Bill undergoes Lords line by line examination
12 September 2024
Members of the House of Lords concluded their detailed check of the Arbitration Bill in committee stage on Wednesday 11 September.
The Arbitration Bill aims to amend the Arbitration Act 1996, the principal legislation governing arbitrations, settling disputes outside of court, in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland.
Line by line examination
Committee stage is a thorough examination of the individual parts (clauses) of the bill.
Starting from the front of the bill, members worked through the clauses in order, considering changes (amendments) to the wording or proposals for new clauses.
Proposed changes
Members speaking at committee stage considered amendments on subjects including:
- arbitration costs
- safeguarding against fraud and corruption.
Catch up
- Watch on Parliament TV: part one and part two.
- Read the Lords Hansard transcript: part one and part two.
Explore further information
Find out more about the bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.
Next steps
Report stage, a further chance to closely scrutinise elements of the bill and make further changes, is yet to be scheduled.
What's happened so far?
Second reading, a full debate on the key principles of the bill, took place on Tuesday 30 July.
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