USA
Canada
United States of America
Washington DC
Law and Practice Contributed by: Matthew H. Kirtland, Timothy Tyler, Katie Connolly and Taylor LeMay Norton Rose Fulbright
Mexico
Contents 1. General p.888 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.888 1.2 Key Industries p.888 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.889 1.4 National Courts p.889 2. Governing Legislation p.889 2.1 Governing Law p.889 2.2 Changes to National Law p.889 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.889 3.1 Enforceability p.889 3.2 Arbitrability p.889 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.890 3.4 Validity p.890 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.890 4.1 Limits on Selection p.890 4.2 Default Procedures p.890 4.3 Court Intervention p.890 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.890 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.890 5. Jurisdiction p.891 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.891 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.891 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.891 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.891 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.892 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.892 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.892
8. Evidence p.893 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.893 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.894 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.894 9. Confidentiality p.894 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.894 10. The Award p.894 10.1 Legal Requirements p.894 10.2 Types of Remedies p.894 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.894 11. Review of an Award p.895 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.895 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.895
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.895 12. Enforcement of an Award p.895 12.1 New York Convention p.895 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.896 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.896 13. Miscellaneous p.896 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.896 13.2 Ethical Codes p.897 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.897 13.4 Consolidation p.897 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.897
6.1 Types of Relief p.892 6.2 Role of Courts p.892 6.3 Security for Costs p.892 7. Procedure p.893
7.1 Governing Rules p.893 7.2 Procedural Steps p.893 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.893 7.4 Legal Representatives p.893
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