LIECHTENSTEIN Law and Practice Contributed by: Moritz Blasy, Nicolai Binkert, Simon Ott and Christian Scheffknecht Schurti Partners Attorneys at Law Ltd
Germany
Austria
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
Italy
Contents 1. General p.526 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.526 1.2 Key Industries p.526 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.526 1.4 National Courts p.527 2. Governing Legislation p.527 2.1 Governing Law p.527 2.2 Changes to National Law p.527 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.528 3.1 Enforceability p.528 3.2 Arbitrability p.528 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.528 3.4 Validity p.528 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.528 4.1 Limits on Selection p.528 4.2 Default Procedures p.529 4.3 Court Intervention p.529 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.529 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.530 5. Jurisdiction p.530 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.530 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.530 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.530 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.530 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.531 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.531 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.531
7. Procedure p.532 7.1 Governing Rules p.532 7.2 Procedural Steps p.532 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.532 7.4 Legal Representatives p.532 8. Evidence p.533 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.533 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.533 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.533 9. Confidentiality p.533 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.533 10. The Award p.534 10.1 Legal Requirements p.534 10.2 Types of Remedies p.534 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.535 11. Review of an Award p.535 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.535 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.535
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.535 12. Enforcement of an Award p.535 12.1 New York Convention p.535 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.536 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.536 13. Miscellaneous p.536 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.536 13.2 Ethical Codes p.536 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.536 13.4 Consolidation p.537 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.537
6.1 Types of Relief p.531 6.2 Role of Courts p.531 6.3 Security for Costs p.532
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