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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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Guidance on arbitration pursuant to the rules of leading arbitral institutions, associations and organisations including the ICC, LCIA, LMAA and SIAC.
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Detailed guidance on key tasks, processes and issues, including: remote hearings in international arbitration, cybersecurity and international arbitration, data protection/GDPR and arbitration.
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Latest Arbitration Practice Notes
A guide to the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996)For parties and lawyers conducting arbitration proceedings seated in England and Wales or Northern...
Disputes over documentary evidence in arbitrationThis Practice Note considers disputes over documentary evidence in arbitration proceedings. It should...
AA 1996—appealing the award—appealing on a point of law (s 69)This Practice Note considers appealing an arbitral award on a point of law pursuant to...
AA 1996—applying to remove an arbitrator (s 24)This Practice Note considers applications to the courts of England and Wales (England and English are...
Comparing international investment arbitration rulesInvestment treaty arbitrations may be brought under the rules of many different institutions or ad...
Latest Arbitration Precedents
Respondent’s application to arbitral tribunal to rule on substantive jurisdiction (AA 1996, s 30)In the matter of the arbitration act 1996AndIn the...
SIAC (2016)—Notice of arbitrationThis is a Precedent notice of arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration...
Resisting enforcement of a New York Convention award—draft orderFiled on behalf of the ClaimantWitness statement of [insert initial and surname of...
Enforcement of an award pursuant to AA 1996, s 66—example witness statement[Filed on behalf of the] Claimant[Insert initial and surname of witness and...
Enforcement of an award pursuant to AA 1996, s 66—draft orderCLAIM NO: [insert claim number]IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEbusiness and property courts...
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Ad hoc arbitration—an introduction to the key features of ad hoc arbitration
Ad hoc arbitration—an introduction to the key features of ad hoc arbitrationAn ad hoc arbitration is any arbitration in which the parties have not...
Institutional arbitration—an introduction to the key features of institutional arbitration
Institutional arbitration—an introduction to the key features of institutional arbitrationWhat is institutional arbitration?An institutional...
International arbitration—key differences between international and domestic arbitration
International arbitration—key differences between international and domestic arbitrationSTOP PRESS: This Practice Note is currently Under Review in...
Law of the arbitration proceedings—curial law or lex arbitri (England and Wales)
Law of the arbitration proceedings—curial law or lex arbitri (England and Wales)STOP PRESS: This Practice Note has been updated in light of the new...
Arbitral awards—types, requirements and effect
Arbitral awards—types, requirements and effectNote: some of the guidance in this Practice Note was developed from content originally produced in...
The seat of the arbitration
The seat of the arbitrationThis Practice Note considers the key concept of the seat of an arbitration, with a particular focus on the law of England...
Umbrella clauses in investment treaty arbitration
Umbrella clauses in investment treaty arbitrationWhat is an umbrella clause?An umbrella clause (known also as an umbrella agreement or an observance...
Arbitration—an introduction to the key features of arbitration
Arbitration—an introduction to the key features of arbitrationThis Practice Note provides an introduction to arbitration and its key features, with a...
Arbitration agreements—the doctrine of separability (England and Wales)
Arbitration agreements—the doctrine of separability (England and Wales)This Practice Note considers the doctrine of separability under the law of...
Partial awards in arbitration
Partial awards in arbitrationParties to an arbitration may wish to make an application to the arbitral tribunal for an award to be made on a specific...
Unilateral option clauses—an introduction
Unilateral option clauses—an introductionUnilateral option clauses definedUnilateral option clauses are dispute resolution clauses in agreements that...
Investment treaty arbitration—an introduction
Investment treaty arbitration—an introductionThis Practice Note provides an introduction to investment treaty arbitration.Broadly, an investment...
Remedies for breach of the arbitration agreement
Remedies for breach of the arbitration agreementAn arbitration agreement is evidence that the parties have consented to resolve the dispute by...
AA 1996—challenging and appealing arbitral awards in the English court
AA 1996—challenging and appealing arbitral awards in the English courtGrounds of challenge or appeal against arbitration awardsAn arbitral award can...
Maritime arbitration—an introduction
Maritime arbitration—an introductionMaritime arbitration is a recognised branch of dispute resolution in international trade and commerce.Maritime...
ICC (2021)—fees, advances and costs
ICC (2021)—fees, advances and costsCORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Many arbitral organisations have responded to the coronavirus pandemic with practical...
Redfern schedule—arbitration
Redfern schedule—arbitrationClaimant’s description of documentation requestedClaimant’s position on relevance and materialityRespondent’s response to...
Hong Kong—guide to the Arbitration Ordinance
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Associated legal terms
BITs
Bilateral investment treaties
Party Autonomy
In arbitration, the parties’ freedom to determine, for example, the procedure to be followed by the tribunal and parties. Party autonomy is often cited as one of the distinct features and advantages of arbitration.
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, an arbitral institution, based in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. HKIAC arbitrations are administered and conducted pursuant to the HKIAC arbitration Rules. The institution also provides services for ad hoc arbitrations.
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