Va. Code » Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure » Chapter 21. Arbitration and Award » Article 2. Uniform Arbitration Act
Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-581.016 (2026)

Appeals

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section VA-LISlaw.lis.virginia.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

An appeal may be taken from:

1. An order denying an application to compel arbitration made under § 8.01-581.02;

2. An order by a general district court granting an application to compel arbitration;

3. An order granting an application to stay arbitration made under subsection B of § 8.01-581.02;

4. An order confirming or denying an award;

5. An order modifying or correcting an award;

6. An order vacating an award without directing a rehearing; or

7. A judgment or decree entered pursuant to the provisions of this article.

The appeal shall be taken in the manner and to the same extent as from orders or judgments in a civil action.

1986, c. 614; 2016, c. 181.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1990–2026 · leading case: Seguin v. Northrop Grumman Sys. Corp., 672 S.E.2d 877 (Va. 2009).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Seguin v. Northrop Grumman Sys. Corp., 672 S.E.2d 877 (Va. 2009). · cites it 14× “In this regard, Northrop Grumman asserts that this Court lacks jurisdiction to consider Seguin's appeal because Code § 8.01-581.016, contained in the Virginia Uniform Arbitration Act, does not confer any right to appeal from an order compelling arbitration.”
Marks v. Marks, 548 S.E.2d 919 (Va. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 10× “Code § 8.01-581.016 provides, in pertinent part, that an appeal may be taken from: 1.”
TM Delmarva Power, L.L.C. v. NCP of Virginia, L.L.C., 557 S.E.2d 199 (Va. 2002). · cites it 2× “In this interlocutory appeal, pursuant to Code § 8.01-581.016(1), we consider whether the trial court erred in denying a motion to compel arbitration.”
Weitz v. Hudson, 546 S.E.2d 732 (Va. 2001). · cites it 4× “Pursuant to Code § 8.01-581.016, this case is an interlocutory appeal from an order denying an application to compel arbitration.”
East Texas Salt Water Disposal Co. v. Werline, 307 S.W.3d 267 (Tex. 2010). “12, § 5681 ; Va.Code Ann. § 8.01-581.016; Wash. Rev.Code § 7.”
Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Newport News Circuit Court Asbestos Cases, 563 S.E.2d 739 (Va. 2002). · cites it 2× “01 states in part that “[a] written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable and irrevocable, except upon such grounds as…”
Bank of the Commonwealth v. Hudspeth, 714 S.E.2d 566 (Va. 2011). · cites it 2× “" [5] Denial of a motion to compel arbitration is an appealable order under the provisions of Code § 8.01-581.016(1). [6] See FINRA Manual: Rule 2261, available at http://finra.”
Brush Arbor Home Constr. v. Alexander, 823 S.E.2d 249 (Va. 2019). · cites it 2× “" Brush Arbor filed a motion to reconsider, arguing, among other things, that the arbitrator rather than the court was the proper decision maker with respect to the validity of the arbitration clause.”
Berger v. Pulte Home Corp., 55 Va. Cir. 36 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2001). · cites it 2× “Virginia Code § 8.01-581.016 states: An appeal may be taken from: 1.”
P.J. Potter Enter., Inc. v. Comfort Sys. of Virginia, Inc. (Va. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 12× “244 (2009), they argue that, because the arbitration will be going forward, there is no reviewable final order under either Code § 8.01-581.016 of the Virginia Uniform Arbitration Act (which governs appeals from orders involving arbitration), or Code § 17.”
Mark McLeod v. Eric Parekh (Va. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 10× “Code § 8.01-581.016 specifies seven orders that a party may appeal from in an action involving arbitration: 1.”
Yukon Pocahontas Coal Co. v. Island Creek Coal Co., 428 F. Supp. 2d 490 (W.D. Va. 2006). · cites it 7× “Island Creek argues that, pursuant to § 8.01-581.016, an appeal shall be taken in the manner and to the same extent as from orders or judgments in civil actions.”
Show all 20 citing cases →
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-581.016(1): 5 cases
TM Delmarva Power, L.L.C. v. NCP of Virginia, L.L.C., 557 S.E.2d 199 (Va. 2002). “In this interlocutory appeal, pursuant to Code § 8.01-581.016(1), we consider whether the trial court erred in denying a motion to compel arbitration.”
Bank of the Commonwealth v. Hudspeth, 714 S.E.2d 566 (Va. 2011). “" [5] Denial of a motion to compel arbitration is an appealable order under the provisions of Code § 8.01-581.016(1). [6] See FINRA Manual: Rule 2261, available at http://finra.”
Brush Arbor Home Constr. v. Alexander, 823 S.E.2d 249 (Va. 2019). “" Brush Arbor filed a motion to reconsider, arguing, among other things, that the arbitrator rather than the court was the proper decision maker with respect to the validity of the arbitration clause.”
Mark McLeod v. Eric Parekh (Va. Ct. App. 2025). “Code § 8.01-581.016 specifies seven orders that a party may appeal from in an action involving arbitration: 1.”
Schuiling v. Harris (Va. 2013).
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-581.016(4): 1 case
Geneva Enter., LLC v. Hakim Hashimi (Va. Ct. App. 2025).
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-581.016(6): 2 cases
Marks v. Marks, 548 S.E.2d 919 (Va. Ct. App. 2001). “Code § 8.01-581.016 provides, in pertinent part, that an appeal may be taken from: 1.”
P.J. Potter Enter., Inc. v. Comfort Sys. of Virginia, Inc. (Va. Ct. App. 2025). “244 (2009), they argue that, because the arbitration will be going forward, there is no reviewable final order under either Code § 8.01-581.016 of the Virginia Uniform Arbitration Act (which governs appeals from orders involving arbitration), or Code § 17.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.