Understanding institutional and ad hoc arbitration

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What is institutional arbitration?

This Practice Note introduces what it means for a dispute to be referred to arbitration under a set of institutional rules. It gives details of the main institutional arbitration bodies and links to bespoke content about them. The note also discusses when institutional arbitration would be appropriate and sets out the advantages and disadvantages of arbitrating under institutional rules.

See Practice Note: Institutional arbitration—an introduction to the key features of institutional arbitration

What is ad hoc arbitration?

This Practice Note gives information about arbitrations that are conducted without the supervision of an arbitral institution, known as ad hoc arbitration. Arbitration under national legislation such as the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996), or under the UNCITRAL Rules which are not administered by an institution would fall into this category. The note sets out the advantages and disadvantages of choosing ad hoc arbitration and gives a precedent ad hoc arbitration clause that may be used as an arbitration agreement.

See Practice Note: Ad hoc arbitration—an introduction to the key features of ad hoc arbitration

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