CAYMAN ISLANDS
Cuba
Law and Practice Contributed by: Alan Bercow and Jae Shin Appleby
Cayman Islands
Jamaica
Contents 1. General p.107 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.107 1.2 Key Industries p.107 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.107 1.4 National Courts p.107 2. Governing Legislation p.107 2.1 Governing Law p.107 2.2 Changes to National Law p.107 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.107 3.1 Enforceability p.107 3.2 Arbitrability p.108 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.108 3.4 Validity p.108 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.108 4.1 Limits on Selection p.108 4.2 Default Procedures p.108 4.3 Court Intervention p.109 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.109 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.109 5. Jurisdiction p.109 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.109 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.109 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.109 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.109 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.109 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.110 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.110
8. Evidence p.111 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.111 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.111 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.111 9. Confidentiality p.112 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.112 10. The Award p.112 10.1 Legal Requirements p.112 10.2 Types of Remedies p.112 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.112 11. Review of an Award p.112 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.112 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.113
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.113 12. Enforcement of an Award p.113 12.1 New York Convention p.113 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.113 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.113 13. Miscellaneous p.113 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.113 13.2 Ethical Codes p.113 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.114 13.4 Consolidation p.114 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.114
6.1 Types of Relief p.110 6.2 Role of Courts p.110 6.3 Security for Costs p.110 7. Procedure p.110
7.1 Governing Rules p.110 7.2 Procedural Steps p.110 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.111 7.4 Legal Representatives p.111
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