While some exceptions exist, they are
limited in application. For example, the
English Arbitration Act of 1996 permits
appeal on a point of English law if
all parties agree or the court grants
leave to appeal. The court’s power to
grant leave, however, is restricted and
requires the court to determine not
only that resolution of the question will
substantially affect the rights of one or
more parties, and that the question was
one the tribunal was asked to decide,
but also that the tribunal’s decision was
obviously wrong or “the question is one
of general public importance and the
decision of the tribunal is at least open
to serious doubt.”