Arbitration Model Clauses
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Model Arbitration Clause

Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of, or in relation to, this contract, including regarding the validity, invalidity, breach, or termination thereof, shall be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration of the Swiss Arbitration Centre in force on the date on which the Notice of Arbitration is submitted in accordance with those Rules.

The number of arbitrators shall be… (“one”,” three”, “one or three”);

The seat of the arbitration shall be… (name of city in Switzerland, unless the parties agree on a city in another country);

The arbitral proceedings shall be conducted in… (insert desired language).

Customize Your Arbitration Clause

The customized arbitration clause allows the parties, where appropriate, to reduce the time and cost of an arbitration. This is especially useful for commodity traders, for instance, whose demands are always very immediate.

The Model Arbitration Clause, which is the foundation for each customized clause, provides for arbitration under the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration with the option to initiate mediation under the Swiss Rules of Mediation at any time before or during the arbitral proceedings. You can select the Model Arbitration Clause alone. You can also customize the Model Arbitration Clause by adding any, or all, of the four options. Scroll over each option to learn more. When you have made your selections, click Show Arbitration Clause.

We want an award in 6 months

We want an award on the basis of documentary evidence only

We want a faster response time for the Respondent’s answer

We want a faster constitution of the arbitral tribunal

Standard
Clause

The Expedited Procedure of the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration will apply (Article 42). The award is rendered in 6 months by a sole arbitrator.
The dispute will be decided on the basis of documentary evidence only. The parties agree not to hold a hearing for witnesses or oral arguments and instead agree to submit all evidence in documentary form. This aims to save time and costs.
The Respondent will be granted 15 days to submit an Answer to the Notice of Arbitration, instead of the standard 30 days. In principle, any counterclaim or set-off defence shall also be raised with the Answer to the Notice of Arbitration. It is important to note that a full Statement of Claim and Statement of Defence can be filed after the arbitral tribunal is constituted.
All time limits related to the designation of an arbitrator are reduced to 15 days instead of the standard 30 days. For cases in which the dispute is referred to a sole arbitrator, the parties will be granted 15 days to jointly designate the sole arbitrator. For cases in which the dispute is referred to a three-member arbitral tribunal, time limits of 30 days will be reduced to 15 days.
The standard clause provides for arbitration under the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration with the option to mediate at any time before or during the procedure under the Swiss Rules of Mediation.

Tip: The seat of arbitration is left open and needs to be filled in. In addition, even though each customized clause automatically provides for one arbitrator and English as the language, the parties are free to modify the language and the number of arbitrators to “three” or “one or three”.

Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of, or in relation to, this contract, including regarding the validity, invalidity, breach or termination thereof, shall be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration of the Swiss Arbitration Centre in force on the date on which the Notice of Arbitration is submitted in accordance with those Rules.

The number of arbitrators shall be one;

The seat of the arbitration shall be … (name of city in Switzerland, unless the parties agree on a city in another country);