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Conduct of Proceedings under the CIIAM 2024 Arbitration Rules: Seat, Language, Case Management, Evidence, Interim Measures, Third‑Party Funding and Multi‑Party Mechanisms

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Introduction

This Practice Note offers guidance on arbitrations run by the International and Ibero-American Arbitration Center of Madrid (‘CIIAM’ or the ‘Center’)—formerly CIAM-CIAR—pursuant to its Arbitration Rules effective from 1 January 2024. It covers procedural management issues spanning the choice of seat and language, evidentiary submissions, interim relief, third‑party funding, as well as multi‑party and multi‑contract cases within the framework of these Rules and proceedings.

Seat and language of arbitration

The Arbitration Rules permit the arbitral seat to be set in any location and, where there is no agreement, the Center will determine it after consulting the parties and considering the circumstances of the case (Art 23.1). Choosing the seat is pivotal, as it fixes the procedural law and the scope of judicial scrutiny over the award. Madrid benefits from arbitration‑friendly courts and a mature arbitration infrastructure. Act 60/2003 of 23 December on Arbitration, together with Constitutional Court case law—especially the 2021 Larios judgment—provides a predictable framework for annulment and enforcement proceedings. Together, they underpin consistent practice in annulment and enforcement proceedings overall. Once the seat is designated, under Art 23.2 of the Arbitration Rules the arbitrators cannot change it except with the parties’ agreement. However, if exceptional circumstances arise...

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Bernardo M. Cremades, Jr.

Partner, B. Cremades & Asociados

Bernardo M. Cremades, Jr., admitted to practice law in Madrid, New York and the District of Columbia, is a partner in the litigation and arbitration group of B. Cremades & Asociados. He focuses his practice on both investment treaty and international commercial arbitrations under the auspices of various arbitral organizations and rules, including the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), and the Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission (IACAC). Likewise, Bernardo participates in domestic commercial arbitrations under a wide array of arbitral rules. Bernardo regularly represents or advises clients in litigation proceedings in different jurisdictions, with particular emphasis on Spanish, European and U.S. courts. Such litigation proceedings include some of the largest...

Mr. Rodrigo Cortés Calvo

B. Cremades & Asociados

Rodrigo joined B. Cremades y Asociados’ arbitration and litigation department in January 2007. Since then, his practice has focused on domestic and international ad hoc and institutional commercial arbitration under various international institutions and rules, including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS-CAS) and the Court of Arbitration of Madrid (CAM). He also represents or advises clients before different courts in arbitration-related matters including, inter alia, the setting aside and enforcement of awards, the appointment of arbitrators, precautionary measures, exequatur proceedings of foreign awards in Spain and arbitrator liability proceedings. Rodrigo has also participated in a wide range of litigation proceedings before various courts and tribunals, mainly in relation to regulated sectors, corporate law, breach of contract,...

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