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The Arbitration Act 1996
Get to know the Arbitration Act 1996 inside out with our guidance on all the key sections that make up the Act. Plus, we'll link them to commentary titles like Butterworths Challenges in Arbitration.
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Associated legal terms
Arbitrator
A person appointed by or on behalf of the parties to an arbitration to resolve their dispute. An arbitrator may be the sole arbitrator in an arbitration or may be one of a panel of arbitrators (generally, three).
domestic arbitration
Concerned entirely with national or domestic issues, and all aspects of the arbitration proceedings relate to a single jurisdiction. For example, a commercial dispute between two English companies concerning a domestic supply contract governed by English law, seated in London, and conducted ad hoc in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996)
MIT
A treaty between more than two states (or groups of states) that seeks to encourage reciprocal investment by investors of the parties, including providing for rights and protections for foreign investors and investments, and how any disputes that may arise are to be resolved (aka investor-state dispute settlement or ISDS).
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