Arbitration Act 1697

The Arbitration Act 1697 was an act of the Parliament of England that first provided the legal basis for arbitration of disputes, although the practice of arbitration had been going on for many years before.
The statute was drafted by John Locke at the request of the Board of Trade.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by the Arbitration Act 1889, which consolidated enactments relating to the arbitration of disputes in England and Wales.