Starting an Arbitration under ADCCAC Rules (English/Arabic)

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Overview

  • This Practice Note describes the necessary steps required to start arbitration proceedings under ADCCAC rules.

  • This note guides the readers on how to file a request for arbitration (RFA) and a response thereto. It also identifies the information that parties are required to include in the RFA and the response.

  • This Practice Note also explains the importance of referencing the ADCCAC rules in the arbitration agreement and the process for appointing arbitrators both when selecting a sole arbitrator and a three-member arbitral panel.

Definitions

  • ADCCAC: The Abu Dhabi Conciliation and Arbitration Centre.

  • ADCCAC Rules: The Procedural Regulations of the ADCCAC.

  • Claimant: The party/ies starting the arbitration.

  • Respondent: The party/ies against whom the arbitration is instituted.

  • Arbitration panel: A sole arbitrator or three arbitrators.

  • Committee: The body at the ADCCAC in charge of administering commercial arbitration cases.

  • RFA: The Request for Arbitration.

  • Arbitration agreement: The parties' written agreement to settle their disputes by arbitration made either prior to the emergence of a dispute (the arbitration clause) or thereafter (the submission agreement).