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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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This week's edition of Arbitration weekly highlights includes coverage of arbitration-related decisions from England and Wales and the US, including...
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Construction analysis: The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) refused an urgent pre-action application by TTSJV WLL and its parent companies (the...
The Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) has published updated Guidelines for Arbitrators (2026), together with a new binding appendix on...
Latest Arbitration Practice Notes
IntroductionThis Practice Note is a guide to arbitration proceedings administered by the International and Ibero-American Arbitration Center of Madrid...
The 7th Edition of the SIAC Rules came into effect from 1 January 2025, and can be accessed here.This Practice Note considers the core provisions of...
This Practice Note provides an introduction to the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) (or ‘the SIAC’). Additional guidance on SIAC...
The 7th Edition of the SIAC Rules came into effect from 1 January 2025, and can be accessed here.This Practice Note considers the provisions dealing...
The table below sets out available statistics from some leading international arbitral institutions and other bodies on caseload and other matters. It...
Latest Arbitration Precedents
To:Singapore International Arbitration Centre28 Maxwell Road, #03–01Maxwell Chambers SuitesBY [SPECIFY MODE OF DELIVERY]Singapore 069115Attn: The...
This is a Precedent notice of arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (6th edition) 2016 (2016 SIAC...
ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained.CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Many arbitral organisations have responded to the coronavirus...
PROCEDURAL ORDER NO. [insert number]Having considered the parties’ submissions, the Tribunal orders as follows:1Hearing by video-conference1.1The...
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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...
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International arbitration—key differences between international and domestic arbitration
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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
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Umbrella clauses in investment treaty arbitration
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Arbitration—an introduction to the key features of arbitration
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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
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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
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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
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Redfern schedule—arbitration
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Hong Kong—guide to the Arbitration Ordinance
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Associated legal terms
SCC
Strategic Co-ordination Centre
Singapore International Arbitration Centre
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre, an arbitral institution, based in Singapore. SIAC arbitrations are administered and conducted pursuant to the SIAC Arbitration Rules. The institution also provides services for ad hoc arbitrations.
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law is a body established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966, which plays an important role in developing legal framework for the facilitation of international trade and investment.
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