The arbitration rules established under the London Court of
International Arbitration, effective from 01.10.2020 i.e., LCIA
Rules 2020, contains the procedure for Emergency Arbitration under
Article 9B.
Setting up of an Emergency Arbitral Tribunal
An Emergency Arbitral Tribunal can be formulated by applying for
the appointment of a temporary sole arbitrator before the LCIA
Court. Such application is filed in situations where there is an
immediate need to adjudicate upon certain issues before the
arbitral tribunal or expedited arbitral tribunal has been
constituted.1
Such an application has to be filed in an electronic form with a
copy to the Registrar and shall contain all necessary details such
as the grounds and reasons for the reliefs sought via
emergency arbitration2. Normally, such an application is
to be decided by the LCIA Court within three days of the receipt of
such application by the Registrar. All the rules related to
impartiality, replacement of the
