DENMARK Law and Practice Contributed by: Anne Buhl Bjelke, Johannes Grove Nielsen, Camilla Hudson and Rasmus Schmidt Bech-Bruun Contents 1. General p.167 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.167 1.2 Key Industries p.167 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.167 1.4 National Courts p.168 2. Governing Legislation p.168 2.1 Governing Law p.168 2.2 Changes to National Law p.168 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.168 3.1 Enforceability p.168 3.2 Arbitrability p.168 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.169 3.4 Validity p.169 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.169 4.1 Limits on Selection p.169 4.2 Default Procedures p.170 4.3 Court Intervention p.170 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.170 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.171 5. Jurisdiction p.171 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.171 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.171 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.171 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.172 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.172 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.172 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.172
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8. Evidence p.175 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.175 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.175 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.175 9. Confidentiality p.176 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.176 10. The Award p.176 10.1 Legal Requirements p.176 10.2 Types of Remedies p.176 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.176 11. Review of an Award p.177 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.177 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.177
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.177 12. Enforcement of an Award p.177 12.1 New York Convention p.177 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.177 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.178 13. Miscellaneous p.178 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.178 13.2 Ethical Codes p.178 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.178 13.4 Consolidation p.179 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.179
6.1 Types of Relief p.172 6.2 Role of Courts p.173 6.3 Security for Costs p.173 7. Procedure p.174
7.1 Governing Rules p.174 7.2 Procedural Steps p.174 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.174 7.4 Legal Representatives p.175
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