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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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Latest Arbitration Practice Notes
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Confidentiality agreement—arbitrationThis confidentiality Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Name of entity], a [type of entity] incorporated under...
ICC—Answer to Request for ArbitrationThe Secretariat of the International Court of ArbitrationInternational Chamber of Commerce[Address of an approved...
Anti-suit injunction in support of arbitration—supporting witness statementClaimant[[insert number of witness statement eg First]] witness statement...
Procedural order for a remote online hearing in international arbitrationPROCEDURAL ORDER NO. [insert number]Having considered the parties’...
Case study—SIAC (2016)—Application for security for costsSIAC ARBITRATION NO [INSERT NUMBER] OF 201[ ]IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATIONParties1WEIPA...
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Arbitration—an introduction to the key features of arbitration
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The seat of the arbitration
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Umbrella clauses in investment treaty arbitration
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Institutional arbitration—an introduction to the key features of institutional arbitration
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ICC (2021)—fees, advances and costs
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Settlement in arbitration
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International arbitration—an introduction to the key features of international arbitration
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Substantive law of the dispute in arbitration (England and Wales)
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AA 1996—challenging and appealing arbitral awards in the English court
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Procedural Order for directions following preliminary meeting in arbitration
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Document production in international arbitration—a practical guide
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Associated legal terms
Multilateral Investment Treaty
A treaty between more than two states (or groups of states) that seeks to encourage reciprocal investment by investors of the parties, including providing for rights and protections for foreign investors and investments, and how any disputes that may arise are to be resolved (aka investor-state dispute settlement or ISDS).
Preliminary Hearing
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.
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law is a body established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966, which plays an important role in developing legal framework for the facilitation of international trade and investment.
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