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What does Requirements mean? In Development Consent Order (DCO) practice, Requirements are the binding conditions that regulate how, when and on what detailed terms the authorised development may proceed. They typically oblige the undertaker to submit and secure approval of detailed design, construction, and environmental management documents (for example, CEMP, traffic, landscape, contamination and archaeology plans) before commencement, phased works or operation. The term is used in legislation: section 120 of the Planning Act 2008 permits a DCO to impose “requirements”. In most DCOs they are set out in a schedule (often Schedule 2) and function similarly to planning conditions under the Town and Country...

Arbitral awards under the Arbitration Act 1996: types, form and reasons, dates and seats, challenge time limits and legal effect (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

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This Practice Note reviews the categories of arbitration award and their requirements where the seat of arbitration is in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996) governs the process.

Types of arbitral award

Within arbitration, an award is the formal instrument that records the arbitral tribunal’s decision. Under English law, there are two principal types:

a final award, which finally resolves some or all issues in dispute—see: Requirements of an award
a provisional award, addressing matters pending a final award (eg an order for payment between the parties, disposition of property between the parties, or an interim payment on account of costs) pursuant to AA 1996, s 39—see Practice Note: AA 1996—provisional awards

Unless the parties agree otherwise, every award is treated as final—see AA 1996, s 58(1). Accordingly, arbitrators have no authority to grant provisional awards unless that power is conferred by the parties—see AA 1996, s 39(4)—which is commonly achieved through the selected arbitral rules.

There are several variants on this theme, but each is ultimately either a final award or, less commonly, a provisional one...

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Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Hendrik is a Partner in Trowers & Hamlins' Commercial Disputes team and Co-Head of the International Arbitration group. Hendrik has nearly 20 years' experience advising clients on a wide range of complex and high-value disputes, both in arbitration and in court. He also acts as arbitrator and mediator, and as expert witness on English law in foreign proceedings. Hendrik has extensive experience in representing entrepreneurs, family offices, companies and governments in cases ranging across M&A, joint ventures, franchising, construction, engineering, insurance, shipping, commodities, art and cultural property and other fields. He has acted as party representative and arbitrator in both commercial and investor-state arbitrations under various rules, such as LCIA, ICC, VIAC, SIAC, DIS, LMAA, UNCITRAL, ICSID and the ICSID Additional Facility. He also assists clients with the enforcement, appeal, annulment, and injunction of arbitral awards and has given strategic advice to several...

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