Arbitration Act 1996

101 Recognition and enforcement of awards.E+W+N.I.

(1)A New York Convention award shall be recognised as binding on the persons as between whom it was made, and may accordingly be relied on by those persons by way of defence, set-off or otherwise in any legal proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland.

(2)A New York Convention award may, by leave of the court, be enforced in the same manner as a judgment or order of the court to the same effect.

As to the meaning of “the court” see section 105.

(3)Where leave is so given, judgment may be entered in terms of the award.