International Arbitration 2026

DENMARK

Sweden

Denmark

Copenhagen

Law and Practice Contributed by: Jakob Lentz, Johannes Grove Nielsen, Camilla Hudson and Rasmus Schmidt Bech-Bruun

Germany

Contents 1. General p.279 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.279 1.2 Key Industries p.279 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.279 1.4 National Courts p.280 2. Governing Legislation p.280 2.1 Governing Law p.280 2.2 Changes to National Law p.280 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.281 3.1 Enforceability p.281 3.2 Arbitrability p.281 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.281 3.4 Validity p.282 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.282 4.1 Limits on Selection p.282 4.2 Default Procedures p.282 4.3 Court Intervention p.282 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.283 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.283 5. Jurisdiction p.283 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.283 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.283 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.284 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.284 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.284 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.284 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.285

7. Procedure p.286 7.1 Governing Rules p.286 7.2 Procedural Steps p.287 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.287 7.4 Legal Representatives p.287 8. Evidence p.287 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.287 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.288 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.288 9. Confidentiality p.288 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.288 10. The Award p.288 10.1 Legal Requirements p.288 10.2 Types of Remedies p.289 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.289 11. Review of an Award p.289 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.289 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.289

11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.289 12. Enforcement of an Award p.290 12.1 New York Convention p.290 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.290 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.290 13. Miscellaneous p.290 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.290 13.2 Ethical Codes p.291 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.291 13.4 Consolidation p.291 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.291

6.1 Types of Relief p.285 6.2 Role of Courts p.285 6.3 Security for Costs p.286

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