GERMANY
Berlin
Poland
Germany
Law and Practice Contributed by: Patricia Nacimiento, Catrice Gayer, Lara Panosch and Theo Pauthonier Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Czech Republic
France
Slovakia
Austria
Contents 1. General p.266 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.266 1.2 Key Industries p.266 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.266 1.4 National Courts p.266 2. Governing Legislation p.267 2.1 Governing Law p.267 2.2 Changes to National Law p.267 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.268 3.1 Enforceability p.268 3.2 Arbitrability p.268 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.269 3.4 Validity p.269 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.269 4.1 Limits on Selection p.269 4.2 Default Procedures p.270 4.3 Court Intervention p.270 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.270 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.271 5. Jurisdiction p.271 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.271 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.271 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.272 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.272 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.272 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.272 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.272
8. Evidence p.274 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.274 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.275 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.275 9. Confidentiality p.275 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.275 10. The Award p.275 10.1 Legal Requirements p.275 10.2 Types of Remedies p.276 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.276 11. Review of an Award p.277 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.277 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.277
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.277 12. Enforcement of an Award p.277 12.1 New York Convention p.277 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.278 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.278 13. Miscellaneous p.278 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.278 13.2 Ethical Codes p.279 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.279 13.4 Consolidation p.279 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.279
6.1 Types of Relief p.272 6.2 Role of Courts p.273 6.3 Security for Costs p.273 7. Procedure p.273
7.1 Governing Rules p.273 7.2 Procedural Steps p.273 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.274 7.4 Legal Representatives p.274
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