George Stuart & Co. Ltd. v. Lankem Tea & Rubber Plantations Ltd. – sllr 2004 volume 1 page 246

In the case between GEORGE STUART & CO. LTD. and LANKEM TEA & RUBBER PLANTATIONS LTD., the court considered whether an application for leave to appeal a High Court order enforcing an arbitral award was filed within a reasonable time, given that it was lodged 108 days after the order. The determination turned on the interpretation of the Arbitration Act regarding the absence of explicit statutory time limits for such appeals and the concept of a vested right to appeal. It was held that, while the statute is silent on a specific timeframe, applications must be made within a reasonable period, informed by prior Supreme Court decisions. It was further established that any right to appeal is not absolute, but conditional upon obtaining leave within a reasonable period, and an unfettered right w