A party seeking leave to appeal an arbitrator's award under s 38 of the Commercial Arbitration Act 1985 (WA) must challenge the essential findings of the primary judge on appeal; failure to challenge the finding that the arbitrator did not err in law is fatal to the appeal. Where a party participates in arbitration proceedings over many years without objecting to jurisdiction, an estoppel may arise preventing a later jurisdictional challenge.
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