This originates mainly from the fact that these companies use their tried and tested contract templates from Hong Kong, often
referring disputes to arbitration proceedings there.
Entering an arbitration agreement entails not only a positive right to
refer disputes to arbitration, but also a negative obligation on contracting parties not to bring proceedings in any other forum.
The construction contract contained a three stage dispute resolution process, being: 1) disputes were to be determined by the respondent's supervising engineer; 2) if the dispute was not resolved, it would be referred to adjudication by a sole adjudicator; and 3) if a party did not accept the adjudication, it could
refer the dispute to arbitration pursuant to the International Commercial Arbitration Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. I. 9, which incorporates the Model Law.
While arbitration is the preferred dispute resolution method overall and while most contracts
refer disputes to arbitration, most disputes that materialize are tried in litigation.
Not exact matches
It is not clear whether this
refers to the
dispute mechanism system, which has been used successfully by Canada
to fight off duties on lumber and steel products, or the more controversial Chapter 11
arbitration system that allows foreign investors
to directly sue NAFTA governments for compensation.
Under the agreement,
disputes involving these clauses must be
referred to Australia's Fair Work Commission for
arbitration.
ADR
refers to any means of settling
disputes outside of the courtroom and typically includes early neutral evaluation, negotiation, conciliation, mediation, and
arbitration.
Disputes arising out of, or in connection with this contract that can not be amicably settled may be
referred to arbitration, if you so wish, under a special scheme that is administered independently by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Dear Marco, the international «investment» law - perspective
refers to the point the post tries
to make: that it is a plausible argument that there is room for investment
arbitration in the single market because many investment
disputes deal with exclusively domestic measures.
Nonetheless, the enactment of the
Arbitration Law will give foreign investors confidence that if they agree
to refer disputes to international
arbitration outside Myanmar, an award may be enforced by the Myanmar courts under the
Arbitration Law.
The Court pointed out that there is a «very strong legislative direction» under our
arbitration statutes and numerous cases holding that the Court should only refuse
to refer a matter
to arbitration if it is clear that the
dispute falls outside of the
arbitration clause.
Acting in
disputes referred to LCIA
arbitration concerning the sale of assets relating
to a grain terminal in the Ukraine.
The High Court also had difficulty interpreting the requirement that any
dispute referred to arbitration under the Investment Protocol had
to concern an «obligation» of the host State which existed «in relation
to» the purported investment.
However, parties can still
refer any
dispute to ICSID (or another
arbitration institution) if it is provided for in the applicable BIT or
arbitration agreement, and ICSID awards are immune from challenge by local courts.
Perhaps the single most effective way
to avoid the uncertainty of what cross-border litigation will look like after the next two years is
to take the Court out of the equation and agree that any
disputes should be
referred to arbitration.
The Court will have no jurisdiction
to resolve a
dispute where the parties have agreed that
disputes must be
referred to arbitration (although the Court of the seat of the
arbitration will be able
to determine questions of jurisdiction).
An
arbitration clause in a construction contract can take many forms, from a simple statement that the parties agree
to refer any
dispute arising between them
to arbitration,
to a detailed clause containing not only the agreement of the parties
to arbitrate
disputes, but also setting out how the arbitrator is
to be appointed and the procedures
to be used by the parties in the process.
Mediation /
arbitration is a well recognized legal term of art
referring to a hybrid
dispute resolution process in which the named individual acts first as a mediator and, failing agreement, then proceeds
to conduct an
arbitration.
(a) the insured person may bring a proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction; (b) the insured person may
refer the issues in
dispute to an arbitrator under section 282; or (c) the insurer and the insured person may agree
to submit any issue in
dispute to any person for
arbitration in accordance with the
Arbitration Act, 1991.
(2) No person may bring a proceeding in any court,
refer the issues in
dispute to an arbitrator under section 282 or agree
to submit an issue for
arbitration in accordance with the
Arbitration Act, 1991 unless mediation was sought, mediation failed and, if the issues in
dispute were
referred for an evaluation under section 280.1, the report of the person who performed the evaluation has been given
to the parties.
If the Customer's proposal is not acceptable
to the Service Provider, then the issue is resolved by «baseball
arbitration», i.e. the
dispute is
referred to a single arbitrator who chooses one of the two proposals as the basis for compensating the Service Provider.
The Court pointed out that there is a «very strong legislative direction» under the
arbitration statutes and numerous cases holding that the Court should only refuse
to refer a matter
to arbitration if it is clear that the
dispute falls outside of the
arbitration clause.
The buyers cancelled all 11 shipbuilding contracts and the
disputes were
referred to 11
arbitrations which were all heard together over a three week period.
Most
disputes over how fees have been used or whether they've been earned are
referred to the Legal Fee
Arbitration Committee of the Colorado Bar Association, or
to a different
arbitration forum, mediation or the civil courts.
The
dispute was
referred to arbitration and on 16 September 2002 the arbitrator found for the owner on the issue of liability.
«(a) If the
Dispute is not settled by mediation within sixty (60) days of the appointment of the mediator, or such further period as the Parties
to the
Dispute may otherwise agree in writing, any party
to the
Dispute may
refer the
Dispute to, and seek final resolution by,
arbitration under the LCIA Rules, which Rules shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference into this Article.
If the
dispute can not be settled within 30 days after the mediator has been appointed, or such other period agreed
to in writing by the parties, the
dispute shall be
referred to and finally resolved by
arbitration administered by the British Columbia International Commercial
Arbitration Centre, pursuant
to its Rules.
All
disputes arising out of or in connection with this contract, or in respect of any defined legal relationship associated therewith or derived therefrom, shall be
referred to and finally resolved by
arbitration under the International Commercial
Arbitration Rules of Procedure of the British Columbia International Commercial
Arbitration Centre.
«MV Gallant»: appeared on behalf of shipowners in German
arbitration (Hamburg), in relation
to charterparty
dispute referred to arbitration subject
to the Rules of the German Maritime Arbitrator's Association.
In 2011, the
dispute was
referred to arbitration administered by the International Commercial
Arbitration Court of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation («ICAC «-RRB-.
All
disputes arising out of or in connection with this agreement, or in respect of any legal relationship associated therewith or derived therefrom, shall be
referred to and finally resolved by
arbitration administered by the British Columbia International Commercial
Arbitration Centre pursuant
to its Rules.
Our lawyers represented a pharmaceuticals company defending a US$ 12m claim for damages in a
dispute about an allegedly defective medical device supplied under a Swiss law contract,
referred to ICC
arbitration in London.
Victory in complex oil refinery and pipelines
dispute In one of the longest running and most technically complex cases
to be
referred to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), we obtained a major victory for our client, an Asian contractor, in a US$ 1.4 billion Spanish - language
arbitration relating
to the construction of an oil refinery and pipelines in Latin America.
If such a
dispute has not been settled within sixty (60) days after a request for mediation has been submitted under such ICC Mediation Rules, such
dispute can be
referred to and shall be exclusively and finally resolved by
arbitration under the Rules of
Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce («ICC
Arbitration Rules»)....
The legislation would require that the
disputes over working terms and conditions be
referred to binding
arbitration.
I found that many business contracts include a «boilerplate»
dispute resolution clause which usually dictates that
disputes will be
referred to arbitration.
Most building contracts contain
dispute resolution clauses which
refer to arbitration.
Businesses are increasingly involved in international transactions which require that
disputes be
referred to arbitration.
Due
to the growth of international commercial activity many
disputes are now
referred to international
arbitration.
Representing a member of a European banking consortium in a post-acquisition
dispute in the financial services sector
referred to ICC
arbitration in Paris.
Most international joint venture agreements require that the parties
to refer disputes to international
arbitration.
In case of Yograj Infrastructure (supra) Supreme Court has held that, in the said matter the parties had agreed that all the
disputes, differences shall be
referred to arbitration and proceedings shall be in accordance with Singapore International
Arbitration Rules and the
arbitration shall take place in Singapore.
Section 275 (4) of the Act requires insurers
to refer any unresolved priority
dispute to arbitration under the
Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17.
27.1 All
disputes, differences arising out of or in connection with the Agreement shall be
referred to arbitration.
For
arbitration agreements, there is very strong legislative direction under the ICAA and the AA that courts should only decline
to refer a matter
to arbitration if the
dispute falls outside the
arbitration agreement.
In 2013, the oil and gas industry, and the broader energy and resources sector, were the two most active sectors for LCIA
arbitrations, respectively accounting for 15 % and 7 % of
disputes referred to the institution.
For any
dispute or difference shall arise as
to the quantum
to be paid under Policy (liability being otherwise admitted) such difference shall independently of all other questions be
referred to the decision of a sole arbitrator
to be appointed in writing by the parties
to or if they can not agree upon a single arbitrator within 30 days of any part invoking
arbitration, the same shall be
referred to a panel of three arbitrator, comprising of two arbitrator, one
to be appointed by each of the parties
to the
dispute / difference and the third arbitrator
to be appointed by such two arbitrators and
arbitration shall be conducted under and in accordance with the provision of the
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
If the complaint against the REALTOR ® principal is that, having properly submitted a
dispute to arbitration, he has refused
to abide by an award, such refusal should not be
referred to the Grievance Committee as a violation of the Code of Ethics unless such refusal reflects an established pattern or practice of noncompliance with the commitment
to arbitrate.
NOTE: If a Board requires REALTORS ® (principals)
to mediate otherwise arbitrable
disputes, there can be no allegation of a violation of Article 17 if a party refuses
to mediate unless an
arbitration request has been filed, the Grievance Committee has
referred the
arbitration request for hearing on a mandatory basis, and the party then refuses
to mediate.
The request (whether for
arbitration or mediation) will be
referred to the Grievance Committee for a determination of whether the
dispute is properly arbitrable.