Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Model Arbitration Clauses

Drafting notes

The model clauses below relate to the CIArb Arbitration Rules 2015 which entered into force on 1 December 2015, and may be adopted by the parties to a contract who wish to have any future disputes referred to arbitration under the CIArb Arbitration Rules 2015.

1 Model arbitration clauses for contracts

1.1 Model arbitration clause with emergency arbitrator rules

Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or in connection with this contract, or the breach, termination or validity thereof, shall be submitted to the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and settled by final and binding arbitration in accordance with the CIArb Arbitration Rules. Judgment on any award issued under this provision may be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction.

1.2 Model arbitration clause excluding the emergency arbitrator rules