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.
Guidance on arbitration pursuant to the rules of leading arbitral institutions, associations and organisations including the ICC, LCIA, LMAA and SIAC.
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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The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) has announced that the 2019 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign...
Arbitration analysis: The court restrained a winding up application by giving effect to a bare and confusing arbitration clause, adopting the...
Law360, London: Russia has been denied permission to challenge an appellate court ruling in Britain dismissing its attempt to use State immunity to...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has published procedural rules for two ad hoc divisions established to resolve disputes during the FIFA Club...
Arbitration analysis: This judgment will be of particular interest to maritime arbitration practitioners, and also to those in arbitration more...
LCIA (2014)—the award [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Many arbitral...
LCIA (2014)—costs [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Many arbitral organisations...
LCIA India [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It was announced on 15 January 2016 that, from 1 June 2016,...
LCIA (2014)—evidence [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Many arbitral...
LCIA (2014)—responding to a Request for Arbitration [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.CORONAVIRUS...
Letter of declarations and undertakings—tribunal secretary I, [name of prospective Tribunal Secretary], hereby agree to serve as Tribunal Secretary to...
Letter to tribunal responding to a request for corrections to award under the Arbitration Act 1996, s 57(3)(a)[Insert date][Insert names and addresses...
LCIA model arbitration clause—existing disputesExisting disputesIf a dispute has arisen, but there is no agreement between the parties to arbitrate,...
LCIA—Response to Request for ArbitrationBy email to casework@lcia.orgLondon Court of International Arbitration1 Paternoster LaneLondonEC4M 7BQUnited...
Confidentiality agreement—arbitrationThis confidentiality Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Name of entity], a [type of entity] incorporated under...
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 arbitrationWhat is institutional arbitration?An institutional...
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)STOP PRESS: This Practice Note has been updated in light of the new...
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 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 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 arbitrationThis Practice Note provides an introduction to arbitration and its key features, with a...
Arbitration agreements—the doctrine of separability (England and Wales)This Practice Note considers the doctrine of separability under the law of...
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 introductionUnilateral option clauses definedUnilateral option clauses are dispute resolution clauses in agreements that...
Investment treaty arbitration—an introductionThis Practice Note provides an introduction to investment treaty arbitration.Broadly, an investment...
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 courtGrounds of challenge or appeal against arbitration awardsAn arbitral award can...
Maritime arbitration—an introductionMaritime arbitration is a recognised branch of dispute resolution in international trade and commerce.Maritime...
ICC (2021)—fees, advances and costsCORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Many arbitral organisations have responded to the coronavirus pandemic with practical...
Redfern schedule—arbitrationClaimant’s description of documentation requestedClaimant’s position on relevance and materialityRespondent’s response to...
Hong Kong—guide to the Arbitration OrdinanceScopeThe Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609) (AO) applies to an arbitration under an arbitration agreement...
Arbitration that arises out of commercial transactions (eg an international contract for the goods'>sale of goods or a construction project), usually between private parties, but sometimes involving states or state-owned entities. Commercial arbitration may be contrasted with investment treaty arbitration and sports arbitration.
Generally, arbitration with features relating to two or more states. For example, an arbitration seated in London between an English company and a Singapore company concerning a construction project in London (or elsewhere) will generally be considered an international arbitration.
In arbitration, a meeting or hearing (in person or by tele/video conference) organised by the arbitral tribunal with the parties (and, usually, their representatives) soon after the tribunal’s constitution, which seeks to discuss and agree the conduct of, and timetable for, the entire arbitration.