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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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The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has announced the opening of its upgraded hearing facilities at its Ha Noi Office and the publication of the...
Byfield Consultancy has published a report titled, ‘Who Speaks For Arbitration,” examining the growing public criticism of international arbitration...
The American Arbitration Association–International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) has announced the establishment of a new international...
The German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) has published its 2025 caseload statistics, reporting an increase in the number of proceedings alongside a...
The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) has published a new practice note reviewing 51 cases of insurance-related arbitrations administered between...
Latest Arbitration Practice Notes
This Practice Note considers appealing an arbitral award on a point of law pursuant to section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996). It should be...
This Practice Note considers the recognition and enforcement of international arbitration awards in Switzerland.Under Swiss law separate enforcement...
This Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the UK’s withdrawal from the...
What is the Model Law?As the name suggests, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on International Commercial...
This Practice Note sets out the requirements for witness statements for use at trials in the Business and Property Courts signed on or after 6 April...
Latest Arbitration Precedents
1I, [insert name], hereby agree to serve as Tribunal Secretary to the Arbitral Tribunal [insert details] in the arbitration case [insert case name]...
I, [name of prospective Tribunal Secretary], hereby agree to serve as Tribunal Secretary to the Arbitral Tribunal [name of Arbitral Tribunal] in the...
PROCEDURAL ORDER NO. [insert number]Having considered the parties’ submissions, the Tribunal orders as follows:1Hearing by video-conference1.1The...
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...
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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
Hong Kong—guide to the Arbitration OrdinanceScopeThe Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609) (AO) applies to an arbitration under an arbitration agreement...
Associated legal terms
Arbitral Tribunal
The arbitrator(s) appointed on or behalf of the parties to an arbitration to resolve their dispute. A tribunal may consist of a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators (generally, three).
Expropriation
In the context of investment treaty arbitration, expropriation occurs when a state has taken a foreign investor’s property for which compensation is required.
the arbitration agreement
party consent is at the heart of arbitration, and the arbitration agreement (or arbitration clause) represents a mutual, contractual agreement between the parties to resolve disputes by arbitration, rather than by submitting to the jurisdiction of national courts. Those new to arbitration may be involved with advising on the initial choice of arbitration and drafting the precise wording of the arbitration agreement or clause. The arbitration agreement is also of central relevance when, for example, commencing/responding to arbitration proceedings, assessing the jurisdiction of the tribunal (both pre- and post-award), and potentially during award set-aside and/or recognition and enforcement proceedings. AA 1996—the arbitration agreement—England and Wales—overview contains links to practical guidance on matters related to arbitration agreements, including how they can be drafted, the requirements for a valid and enforceable arbitration agreement, what disputes are capable legally of being resolved by arbitration (ie whether they are arbitrable), and the ‘separability’ of the arbitration clause from any wider contract in which it is found
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