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Arb Agree PDF
Arb Agree PDF
MARIO E. VALDERRAMA
AB, LLB, FCIArb, FHKIArb, FPIArb
CIAC Accredited Arbitrator
CIArb Approved Tutor
Resident Representative to the Regional Sub-Committee
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
East Asia Branch
Contact Details
Tel No 367 4001; Telefax 362 1867
Mobile 0917 411 4594
E-mail <marval.law@gmail.com>
Concept
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Form
Must be in writing
- note that the meaning of in writing has
evolved
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CHOICES: Others
- other choices shall be discussed when
we take-up the terms of reference and the
agenda items.
PATHOLOGICAL CLAUSES
An agreement that will hamper or
defeat the constitution of the tribunal or
invite court intervention is pathological.
- agreements that are muddled,
unclear or incomplete such that it is not
effective to cover all the disputes that
the parties intended to submit to
arbitration are pathological clauses.
PATHOLOGICAL CLAUSES:
Examples
1. The
contracts
one-off
clause in international
PATHOLOGICAL CLAUSES:
Examples
2. Imprecise or false designation of the arbitral institution
Any dispute or contravention of the present contract shall be
submitted to the French Chamber of Commerce of Sao Paolo.
In case of no amicable settlement, all disputes that may arise
shall be settled pursuant to the arbitration rules of the International
Chamber of Commerce of Singapore.
Any dispute arising out of the present contract shall be
submitted to arbitration to be administered by the Philippine
Chamber of Commerce and Industry under its rules that are
presently in force.
INCORPORATION CLAUSES
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INCORPORATION CLAUSES
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INCORPORATION CLAUSES
With the change in the law, it is now reasonable
to assume that, at least in international
arbitration, there would be a change in the
prevailing jurisprudence involving incorporation
clauses.
In interpreting the Model law, regard shall
be had to its international origin and to the need
for uniformity in its interpretation x x x. (Model
Law Sec. 20)
INCORPORATION CLAUSES
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INCORPORATION CLAUSES
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