SCC Rules (2023)—answering the Request for Arbitration

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Practice notes

SCC Rules (2023)—answering the Request for Arbitration

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Practice notes
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This Practice Note concerns the Answer to a Request for Arbitration 2023 Arbitration Rules of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute (SCC) (the 2023 SCC Rules). The 2023 SCC Rules apply to SCC arbitrations commenced on or after 1 January 2023,unless the parties agree otherwise.

Receiving the Request for Arbitration

The claimant submits the Request for Arbitration to the SCC—see Practice Note: SCC Rules (2023)—starting an arbitration and the Request for Arbitration. The SCC Secretariat sends the Request and accompanying documents to the respondent (SCC 2023 Rules, art 9(1)).

The Secretariat will set a date by which the respondent must submit an Answer to the Request for Arbitration. The time period varies depending on the circumstances of the case. The respondent may request that the Board should extend the time period set by the Secretariat (SCC 2023 Rules, art 4).

Review the arbitration agreement before submitting the Answer

The respondent should review the arbitration agreement for at least two reasons. First, the respondent should assess whether the Request is within the jurisdiction

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