The Commercial Court Users’ Committee asked Lord Mance to investigate the question of appeals from arbitration awards. His terms of reference are to chair a working group to look into the impact of s.69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 and in particular whether there is any case for easing the possibility of access to the court in the limited area of maritime law. The working group has produced its first interim report “On the Workings of Section 69 of The 1996 Act in regard to Maritime Arbitrations In London before The Commercial and Admiralty Court”.