The Arbitration Act 2010
The Arbitration Act 2010 (the 2010 Act) repealed all previous
arbitral legislation and effectively codified the law in this area
into one Act of Parliament. It was signed into law on 8 March 2010
and entered into force on 8 June 2010. It applies to all
arbitrations held in Ireland after the date of entering into force,
both international and domestic.1
The main purpose of the 2010 Act is to bring Irish law into line
with international best practice by adopting the UNCITRAL Model Law
on International Commercial Arbitration and applying it to all
arbitrations that take place in Ireland.
The 2010 Act provides a default framework to be applied to
arbitrations in Ireland in circumstances where the parties
themselves have not agreed to an alternative position or procedure.
The 2010 Act provides certainty in relation to the arbitral process
in Ireland while maintaining the independence of the arbitral
process and protecting the autonomy of the
