International Arbitration 2026

CANADA

Greenland

Law and Practice Contributed by: Craig A B Ferris, Michael J Donaldson and Scott Lucyk Lawson Lundell LLP

Canada

Ottawa

USA

Contents 1. General p.185 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.185 1.2 Key Industries p.185 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.185 1.4 National Courts p.185 2. Governing Legislation p.186 2.1 Governing Law p.186 2.2 Changes to National Law p.186 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.186 3.1 Enforceability p.186 3.2 Arbitrability p.186 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.186 3.4 Validity p.186 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.187 4.1 Limits on Selection p.187 4.2 Default Procedures p.187 4.3 Court Intervention p.187 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.187 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.187 5. Jurisdiction p.187 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.187 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.188 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.188 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.188 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.189 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.189 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.189

7. Procedure p.190 7.1 Governing Rules p.190 7.2 Procedural Steps p.191 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.191 7.4 Legal Representatives p.191 8. Evidence p.191 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.191 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.191 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.191 9. Confidentiality p.192 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.192 10. The Award p.192 10.1 Legal Requirements p.192 10.2 Types of Remedies p.192 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.193 11. Review of an Award p.193 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.193 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.193

11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.193 12. Enforcement of an Award p.194 12.1 New York Convention p.194 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.194 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.194 13. Miscellaneous p.195 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.195 13.2 Ethical Codes p.195 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.195 13.4 Consolidation p.195 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.195

6.1 Types of Relief p.189 6.2 Role of Courts p.189 6.3 Security for Costs p.190

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