This guide looks at how you can enforce foreign arbitral awards
in Jersey.
Words in bold are defined at the end of this
guide.
We refer to the person or entity seeking to enforce the arbitral
award as the creditor and the person being
enforced against as the debtor.
Arbitral awards
The recognition and enforcement of international arbitral awards
in Jersey is set out in the Arbitration Law, which is based on the
UK Arbitration Acts 1950-1982. Parts 3 and 4 of
the Arbitration Law provide for the enforcement of arbitral awards
made pursuant to:
- the Protocol on Arbitration Clauses, 24 September 1923 (the
Protocol)
- the Geneva Convention on Foreign Arbitral Awards, 26 September
1927 (the Geneva Convention), and
