NEPAL
China
Nepal
Law and Practice Contributed by: Purna Man Shakya, Prakrit Shrestha and Dechen Gurung Reliance Law Firm
Bhutan
Katmandu
India
Contents 1. General p.628 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.628 1.2 Key Industries p.628 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.628 1.4 National Courts p.629 2. Governing Legislation p.629 2.1 Governing Law p.629 2.2 Changes to National Law p.630 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.630 3.1 Enforceability p.630 3.2 Arbitrability p.630 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.631 3.4 Validity p.631 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.632 4.1 Limits on Selection p.632 4.2 Default Procedures p.632 4.3 Court Intervention p.632 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.632 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.633 5. Jurisdiction p.633 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.633 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.633 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.634 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.634 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.635 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.635 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.636
7. Procedure p.636 7.1 Governing Rules p.636 7.2 Procedural Steps p.637 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.637 7.4 Legal Representatives p.637 8. Evidence p.638 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.638 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.638 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.638 9. Confidentiality p.638 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.638 10. The Award p.639 10.1 Legal Requirements p.639 10.2 Types of Remedies p.639 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.639 11. Review of an Award p.640 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.640 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.640
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.640 12. Enforcement of an Award p.641 12.1 New York Convention p.641 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.641 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.641 13. Miscellaneous p.642 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.642 13.2 Ethical Codes p.642 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.642 13.4 Consolidation p.642 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.643
6.1 Types of Relief p.636 6.2 Role of Courts p.636 6.3 Security for Costs p.636
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