FRANCE
Belgium
Germany
Paris
France
Switzerland
Law and Practice Contributed by: Kyum Lee, Florian Dessault, Hannah Cobbett and Claire Gonzalez BDGS Associés
Italy
Spain
Contents 1. General p.236 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.236 1.2 Key Industries p.236 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.236 1.4 National Courts p.236 2. Governing Legislation p.237 2.1 Governing Law p.237 2.2 Changes to National Law p.237 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.238 3.1 Enforceability p.238 3.2 Arbitrability p.238 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.238 3.4 Validity p.238 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.238 4.1 Limits on Selection p.238 4.2 Default Procedures p.239 4.3 Court Intervention p.239 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.240 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.240 5. Jurisdiction p.241 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.241 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.241 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.241 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.241 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.241 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.241 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.242
8. Evidence p.244 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.244 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.244 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.244 9. Confidentiality p.244 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.244 10. The Award p.244 10.1 Legal Requirements p.244 10.2 Types of Remedies p.245 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.245 11. Review of an Award p.245 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.245 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.245
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.245 12. Enforcement of an Award p.246 12.1 New York Convention p.246 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.246 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.247 13. Miscellaneous p.247 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.247 13.2 Ethical Codes p.247 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.247 13.4 Consolidation p.248 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.248
6.1 Types of Relief p.242 6.2 Role of Courts p.242 6.3 Security for Costs p.243 7. Procedure p.243
7.1 Governing Rules p.243 7.2 Procedural Steps p.243 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.243 7.4 Legal Representatives p.243
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