OMAN
Iran
U.A.E. Muscat
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Law and Practice Contributed by: Sultan Al Ghafri, Nasser Al Riyami, Abdullah Al Aufi and Joud Lashko Al Khalili, Al Ghailani & Co. LLP (K&Co.)
Contents 1. General p.672 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.672 1.2 Key Industries p.673 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.674 1.4 National Courts p.675 2. Governing Legislation p.676 2.1 Governing Law p.676 2.2 Changes to National Law p.676 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.676 3.1 Enforceability p.676 3.2 Arbitrability p.676 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.677 3.4 Validity p.677 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.677 4.1 Limits on Selection p.677 4.2 Default Procedures p.678 4.3 Court Intervention p.678 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.678 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.679 5. Jurisdiction p.679 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.679 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.679 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.680 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.680 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.680 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.680 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.681
7. Procedure p.682 7.1 Governing Rules p.682 7.2 Procedural Steps p.682 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.682 7.4 Legal Representatives p.682 8. Evidence p.683 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.683 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.683 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.683 9. Confidentiality p.683 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.683 10. The Award p.684 10.1 Legal Requirements p.684 10.2 Types of Remedies p.684 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.684 11. Review of an Award p.684 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.684 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.685
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.685 12. Enforcement of an Award p.685 12.1 New York Convention p.685 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.685 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.686 13. Miscellaneous p.686 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.686 13.2 Ethical Codes p.686 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.686 13.4 Consolidation p.687 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.687
6.1 Types of Relief p.681 6.2 Role of Courts p.681 6.3 Security for Costs p.681
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