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magnolia (n/a)     15 November 2007

Drafting of arbitration agreement

An arbitration agreement means an agreement by the parties to submit to arbitration all or certain disputes which have arisen or which may arise between the parties in respect of a defined legal relationship, whether contractual or not. The basis of agreement under the Act is a written submission by the parties. The essential elements of an arbitration agreement are that there must be present and/or future differences in connection with some contemplated affair. There must be an intention by the parties to resolve/ settle the said disputes by a private tribunal and that the parties shall be bound by the decision of the said tribunal. 

The following are the checkpoints which should be borne in mind while drafting an arbitration agreement:


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[*]parties should be properly identified. [/*]
[*]there should be a clear reference to arbitration [/*]
[*]seat of arbitration should be determined [/*]
[*]there should be a choice of proper law of contract and the arbitration agreement to follow the said law of contract [/*]
[*]it should be checked whether there is choice of procedural law [/*]
[*]the procedure for appointment  of the arbitral tribunal should be clearly specified in the arbitration agreement [/*]
[*]it should further be specified whether there is an appointing authority to appoint the arbitral tribunal [/*]
[*]attributes or qualification of the arbitral tribunal should also be specified. [/*]
[*]the number of members to be appointed to the arbitral tribunal should also be specified. [/*]
[*] the procedural and evidential rules if required should also be specified because in an arbitration proceeding the arbitator is neither bound by the provisions of Code Of Civil Procedure nor by the Evidence Act. [/*]
[*]The language of arbitration may also be specified [/*]
[*]it should be specified whether any confidentiality is required[/*][/list]The authority of the arbitral tribunal is quasi judicial in nature. 


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bupesh (n/a)     15 November 2007

Thanks for the information. Please proide us with more information so as to get benefited.

magnolia (n/a)     16 November 2007

Dear Siddharth,

 

Thanks. It was nice to know that my last post was of some help to you. If you have a specific query you may post the same and i shall try and help you out with it, even otherwise i would try and post some more useful information .

 

Regards

Aparajita

Vigneswaran (Lawyer)     31 October 2009

 "Any dispute or difference arising out of or in connection with this contract shall be determined by the appointment of a single arbitrator to be agreed between the parties, or failing agreement within fourteen days, after either party has given to the other a written request to concur in the appointment of an arbitrator, by an arbitrator to be appointed by the President or a Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators." A model arbitration clause


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