Arbitration

 

Unlike litigation, arbitration requires an agreement (arbitration clause or submission agreement) between the parties.  That agreement defines the dispute or types of dispute referred to arbitration, and usually identifies the place or seat of the arbitration.  The agreement also contains the tribunal's mandate.  It may also specify how the tribunal is to be appointed and, expressly or by implication, the procedure to be adopted in the proceedings.

An arbitration is heard in private, whereas at least some part of a court action may be heard in public at the trial or hearing.  The arbitral tribunal, the parties and their representatives plus any witness required to give evidence are the only persons allowed to participate in the proceedings unless the parties and the tribunal agree otherwise. 

The tribunal is expected to reach a decision and publish it in the form of an award.  An arbitral award made in one country is often enforceable in another country.

Key Benefits

 Privacy with finality

 Choice of procedure

  Wide enforceability