SPAIN
France
Spain
Madrid
Portugal
Law and Practice Contributed by: Jose Piñeiro, Natàlia Ros and Laura Martín Cases & Lacambra
Contents 1. General p.786 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.786 1.2 Key Industries p.786 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.786 1.4 National Courts p.787 2. Governing Legislation p.787 2.1 Governing Law p.787 2.2 Changes to National Law p.787 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.787 3.1 Enforceability p.787 3.2 Arbitrability p.788 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.788 3.4 Validity p.788 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.788 4.1 Limits on Selection p.788 4.2 Default Procedures p.788 4.3 Court Intervention p.789 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.789 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.789 5. Jurisdiction p.789 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.789 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.789 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.790 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.790 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.790 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.790 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.790
8. Evidence p.791 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.791 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.792 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.792 9. Confidentiality p.792 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.792 10. The Award p.792 10.1 Legal Requirements p.792 10.2 Types of Remedies p.792 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.793 11. Review of an Award p.793 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.793 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.793
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.794 12. Enforcement of an Award p.794 12.1 New York Convention p.794 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.794 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.795 13. Miscellaneous p.795 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.795 13.2 Ethical Codes p.795 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.795 13.4 Consolidation p.796 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.796
6.1 Types of Relief p.790 6.2 Role of Courts p.790 6.3 Security for Costs p.791 7. Procedure p.791
7.1 Governing Rules p.791 7.2 Procedural Steps p.791 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.791 7.4 Legal Representatives p.791
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