International Arbitration 2025

GEORGIA

Russia

Georgia Tbilisi

Armenia

Law and Practice Contributed by: Lasha Nodia, Giorgi Kekenadze and Ani Akophashvili Nodia, Urumashvili and Partners

Azerbaijan

Turkey

Contents 1. General p.251 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.251 1.2 Key Industries p.251 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.251 1.4 National Courts p.252 2. Governing Legislation p.252 2.1 Governing Law p.252 2.2 Changes to National Law p.252 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.252 3.1 Enforceability p.252 3.2 Arbitrability p.252 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.253 3.4 Validity p.254 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.254 4.1 Limits on Selection p.254 4.2 Default Procedures p.254 4.3 Court Intervention p.254 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.254 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.255 5. Jurisdiction p.255 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.255 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.255 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.256 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.256 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.256 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.257 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.257

8. Evidence p.258 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.258 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.259 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.259 9. Confidentiality p.259 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.259 10. The Award p.259 10.1 Legal Requirements p.259 10.2 Types of Remedies p.259 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.259 11. Review of an Award p.260 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.260 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.260

11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.260 12. Enforcement of an Award p.260 12.1 New York Convention p.260 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.261 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.261 13. Miscellaneous p.262 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.262 13.2 Ethical Codes p.262 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.262 13.4 Consolidation p.262 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.262

6.1 Types of Relief p.257 6.2 Role of Courts p.257 6.3 Security for Costs p.258 7. Procedure p.258

7.1 Governing Rules p.258 7.2 Procedural Steps p.258 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.258 7.4 Legal Representatives p.258

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