SRI LANKA Law and Practice Contributed by: Amrit Rajapakse Law Chambers of Amrit Rajapakse Contents 1. General p.799 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.799 1.2 Key Industries p.799 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.799 1.4 National Courts p.799 2. Governing Legislation p.799 2.1 Governing Law p.799 2.2 Changes to National Law p.799 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.799 3.1 Enforceability p.799 3.2 Arbitrability p.799 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.800 3.4 Validity p.800 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.800 4.1 Limits on Selection p.800 4.2 Default Procedures p.800 4.3 Court Intervention p.800 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.800 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.801 5. Jurisdiction p.801 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.801 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.801 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.802 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.802 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.802 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.802 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.803
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8. Evidence p.804 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.804 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.804 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.804 9. Confidentiality p.805 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.805 10. The Award p.805 10.1 Legal Requirements p.805 10.2 Types of Remedies p.805 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.805 11. Review of an Award p.805 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.805 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.806
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.806 12. Enforcement of an Award p.806 12.1 New York Convention p.806 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.806 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.807 13. Miscellaneous p.807 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.807 13.2 Ethical Codes p.807 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.807 13.4 Consolidation p.807 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.807
6.1 Types of Relief p.803 6.2 Role of Courts p.803 6.3 Security for Costs p.803 7. Procedure p.803
7.1 Governing Rules p.803 7.2 Procedural Steps p.803 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.804 7.4 Legal Representatives p.804
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