ZIMBABWE Law and Practice Contributed by: Prince Kanokanga and Davison Kanokanga Kanokanga & Partners Contents 1. General p.1214 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.1214 1.2 Key Industries p.1214 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.1214 1.4 National Courts p.1214 2. Governing Legislation p.1215 2.1 Governing Law p.1215 2.2 Changes to National Law p.1216 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.1216 3.1 Enforceability p.1216 3.2 Arbitrability p.1216 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.1217 3.4 Validity p.1217 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.1217 4.1 Limits on Selection p.1217 4.2 Default Procedures p.1217 4.3 Court Intervention p.1217 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.1218 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.1218 5. Jurisdiction p.1218 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.1218 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.1218 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.1218 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.1218 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.1219 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.1219 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.1219
Zambia
Harare Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Botswana
South Africa
7. Procedure p.1219 7.1 Governing Rules p.1219 7.2 Procedural Steps p.1220 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.1220 7.4 Legal Representatives p.1220 8. Evidence p.1220 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.1220 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.1220 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.1220 9. Confidentiality p.1220 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.1220 10. The Award p.1221 10.1 Legal Requirements p.1221 10.2 Types of Remedies p.1221 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.1221 11. Review of an Award p.1221 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.1221 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.1222
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.1222 12. Enforcement of an Award p.1222 12.1 New York Convention p.1222 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.1222 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.1222 13. Miscellaneous p.1223 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.1223 13.2 Ethical Codes p.1223 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.1223 13.4 Consolidation p.1223 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.1223
6.1 Types of Relief p.1219 6.2 Role of Courts p.1219 6.3 Security for Costs p.1219
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