BELGIUM Law and Practice Contributed by: Nathalie Colin and Florence Frühling Freshfields LLP
Netherlands
Brussels Belgium
Germany
Luxembourg
France
Contents 1. General p.48 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.48 1.2 Key Industries p.48 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.48 1.4 National Courts p.48 2. Governing Legislation p.48 2.1 Governing Law p.48 2.2 Changes to National Law p.48 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.49 3.1 Enforceability p.49 3.2 Arbitrability p.49 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.49 3.4 Validity p.49 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.50 4.1 Limits on Selection p.50 4.2 Default Procedures p.50 4.3 Court Intervention p.50 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.50 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.50 5. Jurisdiction p.51 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.51 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.51 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.51 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.51 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.52 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.52 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.52
8. Evidence p.54 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.54 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.54 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.54 9. Confidentiality p.54 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.54 10. The Award p.55 10.1 Legal Requirements p.55 10.2 Types of Remedies p.55 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.55 11. Review of an Award p.55 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.55 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.55
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.56 12. Enforcement of an Award p.56 12.1 New York Convention p.56 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.56 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.57 13. Miscellaneous p.57 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.57 13.2 Ethical Codes p.57 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.57 13.4 Consolidation p.58 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.58
6.1 Types of Relief p.52 6.2 Role of Courts p.52 6.3 Security for Costs p.53 7. Procedure p.53
7.1 Governing Rules p.53 7.2 Procedural Steps p.53 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.53 7.4 Legal Representatives p.54
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