CAYMAN ISLANDS
Cuba
Law and Practice Contributed by: Alan Bercow and Jae Shin Appleby
Cayman Islands
Jamaica
Contents 1. General p.204 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.204 1.2 Key Industries p.204 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.204 1.4 National Courts p.204 2. Governing Legislation p.204 2.1 Governing Law p.204 2.2 Changes to National Law p.204 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.204 3.1 Enforceability p.204 3.2 Arbitrability p.205 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.205 3.4 Validity p.205 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.205 4.1 Limits on Selection p.205 4.2 Default Procedures p.205 4.3 Court Intervention p.206 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.206 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.206 5. Jurisdiction p.206 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.206 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.206 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.206 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.206 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.206 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.207 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.207
7. Procedure p.207 7.1 Governing Rules p.207 7.2 Procedural Steps p.207 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.208 7.4 Legal Representatives p.208 8. Evidence p.208 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.208 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.208 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.208 9. Confidentiality p.208 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.208 10. The Award p.209 10.1 Legal Requirements p.209 10.2 Types of Remedies p.209 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.209 11. Review of an Award p.209 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.209 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.210
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.210 12. Enforcement of an Award p.210 12.1 New York Convention p.210 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.210 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.210 13. Miscellaneous p.210 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.210 13.2 Ethical Codes p.210 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.210 13.4 Consolidation p.211 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.211
6.1 Types of Relief p.207 6.2 Role of Courts p.207 6.3 Security for Costs p.207
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