XW v XH [2019] EWCA Civ 549

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/101?query=FG+BN+%28Appeal+Out+Time%29+%5B2026%5D+EWFC+101+%28B%29

Peel J. Appeal by W for further details of an arbitration award to be disclosed to the associated KBD proceedings and to ‘any persons’. Peel J permitted minimal further disclosure in order to provide the King’s Bench court with full context but emphasised the confidential nature of arbitration.

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