Table of Contents
Preface to Revised Second Edition
Preface to First Edition
Introduction
Chapter 1: Model and Standard Clauses
(1) Model and Standard Clauses for Institutional Arbitration
(2) Model and Standard Clauses for Non-Administered (Ad Hoc) Arbitration
Chapter 2: Choosing Between Arbitration and Litigation
(1) Speed and Cost
(2) Neutrality, Availability, Familiarity/Flexibility and Enforceability
(3) Anticipating the Outcome
(a) Arbitrators versus Judges and Juries
(b) Limitations upon Appeals
(c) The Risk of Compromise Awards
(4) Process
(a) Privacy/Confidentiality
(b) Consolidation
(c) Summary Procedures
(d) Presentation of Evidence
(e) Document Production
(5) Summary of Reasons to Choose Arbitration or Litigation
Chapter 3: Choosing Between Administered and Non-Administered Arbitration
(1) The Utility of Incorporating a Set of Rules
(2) Support Services
(3) Flexibility
(4) The Risk of Obstruction
(5) Enforceability
(6) Cost
(7) Existing Disputes
Chapter 4: Choosing an Arbitral Institution
(1) Why it Matters
(a) Institutional Rules
(b) Arbitrator Appointments
(c) Administrators
(d) Reputation and Enforceability
(e) Cost
(f) Place of Arbitration
(2) The Choices
Chapter 5: Choosing a Place of Arbitration
(1) Why it Matters
(a) Enforceability
(b) Judicial Interference and Support
(c) Visas, work permits and right to use foreign counsel
(d) Relative Convenience and Expense
(e) Selection of the Arbitrators
(2) What Happens When the Parties Fail to Choose
(3) How to Identify a Suitable Place of Arbitration
Chapter 6: Drafting an Effective Arbitration Agreement
(1) The Need for Consent
(2) The Need for an Agreement in Writing
(3) Model and Standard Clauses as a Guide
(4) Necessary Elements
(a) Scope
(b) Designated Dispute Resolution Method
(c) Exclusivity
(5) Recommended Elements
(a) Place of Arbitration
(b) Method of Selection and Number of Arbitrators
(c) Language
(6) Optional Elements: Process
(a) Arbitrator Qualifications
(b) Provisional Measures
(c) Confidentiality
(d) Document Disclosure
(e) Disposition of Issues
(f) Presentation of Evidence
(g) Time Limits and Fast-Tracking
(h) Governing Arbitration Law
(i) Arbitral Jurisdiction to Decide Arbitral Jurisdiction
(j) Tribunal-appointed Experts
(k) Amicus Participation
(l) Specifying the Current or Updated Rules
(7) Optional Elements: Award
(a) Allocation of Costs and Fees
(b) Interest
(c) Punitive Damages
(d) Currency of Award
(e) Offsets
(8) Optional Elements: Judicial Role
(a) Entry of Judgment
(b) Judicial Review: Limited
(c) Judicial Review: Expanded
(d) Designating a Judicial Forum for Enforcement of the Arbitration Agreement
(9) Optional Elements: Other
(a) Affiliates
(b) Assignment
(c) Contractual Limitations Periods
(10) Submission Agreements for Existing Disputes
(11) Alternative Clauses
(a) Sole Option (Asymmetrical) Clauses
(b) Complementary Arbitration and Litigation
(c) Baseball Arbitration
Chapter 7: Negotiation or Mediation as a First Step Before Arbitration
(1) The Utility of Negotiation or Mediation as a Mandatory First Step
(2) Drafting Tips
(3) Recommended Clauses for Negotiation or Mediation as a First Step
Chapter 8: Joinder and Intervention Clauses for Multi-Party Contracts
(1) Challenges
(2) Solutions
Chapter 9: Consolidation Clauses for Related Contracts
(1) Stand-Alone Consolidation Protocol
(2) Consolidation Clause
(3) Fallback Option
Chapter 10: Expert Determination and Dispute Boards
(1) Standard or Institutional Expert Determination Clauses
(a) FIDIC
(b) World Bank
(c) ICC
(d) Ad Hoc Expert Determination Clauses
Chapter 11: Sovereign Contracts
(1) ICSID Arbitration Clauses
(a) ICSID Model Clause
(b) Jurisdictional Issues
(c) Venue
(d) Confidentiality
(e) Fallback Provision
(f) Assignment of ICSID Arbitration Agreements
(2) Alternatives to ICSID Arbitration for Sovereign Contracts
(a) UNCITRAL Arbitration
(b) ICSID Additional Facility
(c) Permanent Court of Arbitration
(3) Waiving Immunity as to Enforcement
Chapter 12: China Contracts
(1) Overview for Chinese Arbitration Law
(2) Drafting Tips for "Domestic" or "Foreign Related" Contracts
(3) Note on Model ICC China Clause
(4) Recommended Clause for Arbitration Outside China
(5) Recommended Clause for CIETAC Arbitration
Chapter 13: Choice of Law Clauses
(1) Choice of Substantive Law in Relation to Choice of Dispute Resolution Method
(2) Suggested Choice of Law Clauses
(3) Lex mercatoria; ex aequo et bono; amiable composition
(4) Convention on the International Sale of Goods
Appendices (Also on CD ROM)
Appendix 1 Model and Standard Clauses for Institutional Arbitration
Appendix 2 Model and Standard Clauses for Non-Administered (Ad Hoc) Arbitration
Appendix 3 Affiliates
Appendix 4 Amicus Participation
Appendix 5 Arbitral Jurisdiction To Decide Arbitral Jurisdiction
Appendix 6 Arbitrators, Method of Selection and Number
Appendix 7 Arbitrators, Qualifications
Appendix 8 Assignment of ICSID Arbitration Agreements
Appendix 9 Baseball Arbitration Clause
Appendix 10 China Contracts
Appendix 11 Choice of Arbitration Law
Appendix 12 Choice of Substantive Law
Appendix 13 Complementary Arbitration and Litigation Clauses
Appendix 14 Confidentiality
Appendix 15 Consolidation
Appendix 16 Costs and Fees
Appendix 17 Currency of Award
Appendix 18 Document Disclosure
Appendix 19 Dispositive Applications
Appendix 20 Entry of Judgment
Appendix 21 Expert Referral Clauses
Appendix 22 ICSID Clauses
Appendix 23 Interest
Appendix 24 Judicial Forum for Enforcement of Arbitration Agreement
Appendix 25 Judicial Review, Exclusive
Appendix 26 Judicial Review, Expanded
Appendix 27 Language
Appendix 28 Limitations Periods
Appendix 29 Mediation as a First Step
Appendix 30 Multi-Party Contracts
Appendix 31 Narrow Scope
Appendix 32 Negotiation as a First Step
Appendix 33 Negotiation and Mediation as Two Steps in a Three-Step Clause
Appendix 34 Offsets
Appendix 35 Place of Arbitration
Appendix 36 Presentation of Evidence
Appendix 37 Provisional Measures
Appendix 38 Punitive Damages
Appendix 39 Sole Option Clauses
Appendix 40 Sovereign Contracts
Appendix 41 Specifying the Current or Updated Rules
Appendix 42 Submission Agreements for Existing Disputes
Appendix 43 Time Limits and Fast-Tracking
Appendix 44 Tribunal-appointed Experts
Appendix 45 U.S. Contracts
Appendix 46: Multi-Party Contracts II – Joint Nominations
Index
Table of Cases
Bibliography
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