International Arbitration 2025

LUXEMBOURG

Germany

Belgium

Luxembourg

Law and Practice Contributed by: Emilie Waty and Kloris Vjerdha KLEYR_GRASSO

Luxembourg City

France

Contents 1. General p.449 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.449 1.2 Key Industries p.449 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.449 1.4 National Courts p.450 2. Governing Legislation p.450 2.1 Governing Law p.450 2.2 Changes to National Law p.450 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.451 3.1 Enforceability p.451 3.2 Arbitrability p.451 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.451 3.4 Validity p.451 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.452 4.1 Limits on Selection p.452 4.2 Default Procedures p.452 4.3 Court Intervention p.452 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.453 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.453 5. Jurisdiction p.453 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.453 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.453 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.454 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.454 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.454 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.454 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.455

8. Evidence p.456 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.456 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.456 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.456 9. Confidentiality p.457 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.457 10. The Award p.457 10.1 Legal Requirements p.457 10.2 Types of Remedies p.457 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.457 11. Review of an Award p.458 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.458 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.458

11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.458 12. Enforcement of an Award p.458 12.1 New York Convention p.458 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.459 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.459 13. Miscellaneous p.459 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.459 13.2 Ethical Codes p.459 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.459 13.4 Consolidation p.459 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.459

6.1 Types of Relief p.455 6.2 Role of Courts p.455 6.3 Security for Costs p.455 7. Procedure p.455

7.1 Governing Rules p.455 7.2 Procedural Steps p.455 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.455 7.4 Legal Representatives p.456

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