Arbitration World – 6th Edition

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1 What are the advantages and disadvantages relevant to arbitrating or bringing arbitration-related proceedings in your jurisdiction?

The choice of Malta as a seat of arbitration has become increasingly popular, mainly due to the following reasons:

• Malta's arbitration law is closely modeled on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration 1985 ('Model Law'). As such, it will be familiar to experienced arbitration practitioners and corporate counsel alike;
• an arbitral award, once registered with the Malta Arbitration Centre ('MAC'), constitutes an executive title and can be very efficiently executed;