TURKS & CAICOS
The Bahamas
Turks & Caicos Islands
Law and Practice Contributed by: Stephen M Wilson KC Wilson Wells
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Contents 1. General p.848 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.848 1.2 Key Industries p.848 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.848 1.4 National Courts p.848 2. Governing Legislation p.848 2.1 Governing Law p.848 2.2 Changes to National Law p.848 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.848 3.1 Enforceability p.848 3.2 Arbitrability p.848 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.849 3.4 Validity p.849 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.849 4.1 Limits on Selection p.849 4.2 Default Procedures p.849 4.3 Court Intervention p.849 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.849 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.849 5. Jurisdiction p.849 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.849 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.849 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.849 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.850 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.850 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.850 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.850
8. Evidence p.851 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.851 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.851 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.851 9. Confidentiality p.852 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.852 10. The Award p.852 10.1 Legal Requirements p.852 10.2 Types of Remedies p.852 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.852 11. Review of an Award p.852 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.852 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.853
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.853 12. Enforcement of an Award p.853 12.1 New York Convention p.853 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.853 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.853 13. Miscellaneous p.853 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.853 13.2 Ethical Codes p.853 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.854 13.4 Consolidation p.854 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.854
6.1 Types of Relief p.850 6.2 Role of Courts p.850 6.3 Security for Costs p.850 7. Procedure p.850
7.1 Governing Rules p.850 7.2 Procedural Steps p.850 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.851 7.4 Legal Representatives p.851
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