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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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Associated legal terms
Award
Generally, a final, binding decision of the arbitral tribunal on the substantive dispute between the parties. Arbitral awards may also be interim (ie they have temporary, not final, effect) and partial (ie deciding one or more, but not all, of the issues in the dispute on a final, binding basis).
Investor
An investor will typically mean an individual citizen of the investor’s home state or a company incorporated in the investor’s home state. However, in the modern world of global citizens and multinational corporations, this issue can be complex. The definition of 'investor' will vary between BITs.
jurisdiction ratione materiae
concerns the tribunal’s jurisdiction over the subject-matter of the dispute. Typically, disputes in relation to ratione materiae concern whether a qualifying investment has been made under the relevant investment agreement and the ICSID Convention
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