Leigh-Ann Mulcahy , KC
Leigh-Ann Mulcahy, KC is listed by the legal directories as a leading silk in four fields (Professional Negligence, Consumer & Product Liability, Insurance and Administrative & Public Law). Leigh-Ann has wide advocacy experience at all levels, with a particular specialism in appellate advocacy, as well as in domestic and international arbitration. She has appeared in five cases before the Supreme Court and House of Lords. She is a Deputy High Court Judge and a Senior Decision-Maker for the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. She also acts as an arbitrator, mediator and expert determiner. She has been described by the legal directories as 'ferociously bright', an 'iron fist in a velvet glove' who produces 'stunning performances' in court.
Practice Area
Panel
- Consulting Editorial Board
Qualified Year
- 1993
Year Taken Silk
- 2009
Membership
- Professional Negligence Bar Association
- London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association
- COMBAR
- BIICL Product Liability Forum
- BILA
- Administrative Law Bar Association
Qualifications
- CEDR-Accredited Mediator
- Barrister, Ireland
- Barrister, England & Wales
Education
- King's College, London: Diploma in EC Law
- Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (Canada): LLM
- University of Cambridge: MA
1 Contributions by Leigh-Ann Mulcahy
PRACTICE NOTES
Arbitration Act 1996 s 69: Leave to Appeal on a Point of Law—Tests, Procedure, Evidence and Further Appeals (England and Wales)
This Practice Note explains how to seek leave to appeal (or permission to appeal) an arbitral award on a point (or question) of law to the courts of England and Wales under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996) (England and English are used throughout as convenient shorthand). For an overview and general introduction to challenging and appealing arbitral awards under AA 1996, see Practice Note: AA 1996—challenging and appealing arbitral awards in the English court.
Leave to appeal an arbitral award—the statutory and procedural framework
Appealing an arbitration award on a point of law under AA 1996, s 69 typically unfolds in two stages as follows:
obtaining leave to appeal from the English court (which is required in all cases unless every party to the relevant arbitration agrees to an appeal (AA 1996, s 69(2))), and
the substantive appeal itself
This Practice Note addresses the first stage of that process, ie securing leave to appeal an arbitral award on a point of law from the court...
Arbitration
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