Key Provisions of International Arbitration Institutions

This is a ready reference of important provisions for some of the popular institutional arbitrations opted by parties around the world. Specifically important provisions of the following institutional arbitrations have been extracted:-

1. London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
2. ICC International Court of Arbitration
3. Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
4. Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)

General Provisions Common to Most Institutional Arbitrations

A. Request for Arbitration

Generally in different international institutions administering arbitrations, the rules requesting for arbitration deal with a written request for arbitration by the Claimant to the Registrar containing all the required and relevant information within a specified period of time from the date of the commencement of arbitration. Some institutions also contain a provision for a written response to the said request by the opposite party.