URUGUAY Law and Practice Contributed by: Leonardo Melos Bergstein Abogados
Paraguay
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Uruguay
Contents 1. General p.1121 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.1121 1.2 Key Industries p.1121 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.1121 1.4 National Courts p.1121 2. Governing Legislation p.1121 2.1 Governing Law p.1121 2.2 Changes to National Law p.1122 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.1122 3.1 Enforceability p.1122 3.2 Arbitrability p.1122 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.1122 3.4 Validity p.1123 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.1123 4.1 Limits on Selection p.1123 4.2 Default Procedures p.1123 4.3 Court Intervention p.1123 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.1124 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.1124 5. Jurisdiction p.1124 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.1124 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.1124 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.1125 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.1125 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.1125 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.1125 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.1125
7. Procedure p.1126 7.1 Governing Rules p.1126 7.2 Procedural Steps p.1126 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.1126 7.4 Legal Representatives p.1127 8. Evidence p.1127 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.1127 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.1127 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.1127 9. Confidentiality p.1127 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.1127 10. The Award p.1127 10.1 Legal Requirements p.1127 10.2 Types of Remedies p.1127 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.1127 11. Review of an Award p.1128 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.1128 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.1128
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.1128 12. Enforcement of an Award p.1128 12.1 New York Convention p.1128 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.1128 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.1128 13. Miscellaneous p.1129 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.1129 13.2 Ethical Codes p.1129 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.1129 13.4 Consolidation p.1129 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.1129
6.1 Types of Relief p.1125 6.2 Role of Courts p.1126 6.3 Security for Costs p.1126
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