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Arbitration rules definition

What does Arbitration rules mean? arbitration rules are the procedural framework that governs how an arbitration is run, including commencement, appointment and challenge of arbitrators, case management, evidence, confidentiality, hearings, interim (and often emergency) relief, awards and costs. In practice they come from two sources: (1) the mandatory and default provisions of the law of the seat (lex arbitri); and (2) any institutional or ad hoc rules the parties select (for example, the LCIA Rules, ICC Rules, HKIAC Rules, SIAC Rules or the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules). The expression is descriptive and not a defined statutory term. Usage is consistent across the UK...

Commencing arbitration and appointing arbitrators (Arbitration Act 1996, ss 14–18): case study with notices, commencement timing, sole/three-member tribunals, s17 default appointment and s18 court assistance

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Section 14 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996)

Under section 14 AA 1996, the parties may themselves decide the point at which an arbitration begins; failing any such agreement, the statute prescribes when the arbitration is treated as having started under the statutory framework in place. Where a party is approaching expiry of the limitation period for starting arbitration, precision over the moment of commencement is critical. In addition, certainty on this question matters because a range of other key dates, including the schedule for appointing the tribunal, flow from the date on which proceedings are taken to have commenced. For further guidance on limitation periods, see Practice Notes: Commencement date of an arbitration under the AA 1996 and Arbitration rules, Limitation periods in arbitration (England & Wales) and Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984...

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