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A closer look at the UNCITRAL Working Group II proposals on expedited arbitration

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Published on: 28 August 2019

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Table of contents

Original news
What is the background to the group's work on expedited arbitration?
What is the scope of the group's work?
What proposals have been made on expedited arbitration? Anything surprising? Any omissions?
Application of expedited arbitration
Non-application of expedited arbitration
Number of arbitrators
Appointment of the arbitrator
Case management conference and procedural timetable
Timeframes

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Article summary

Arbitration analysis: In advance of the next session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group II: Arbitration and Conciliation/Dispute Settlement (the Working Group) in Vienna on 23–27 September 2019, the group has published draft provisions on expedited arbitration and responses to a questionnaire to arbitral institutions on the different roles undertaken by them in administering expedited arbitration. Philip Clifford QC, partner, and Eleanor Scogings, associate, at Latham & Watkins LLP, explain the issues.

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