Arbitration of commercial disputes : international and English law and practice / Andrew Tweeddale, Keren Tweeddale.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Alternative dispute resolution -- 2. The principles of arbitration -- 3. Arbitration institutions and ad hoc arbitration -- 4. The arbitration agreement and the parties -- 5. The arbitral tribunal and jurisdiction -- 6. The applicable law -- 7. The procedural laws of the arbitration -- 8. Preliminary proceedings -- 9. The powers of the arbitral tribunal and interim measures of protection -- 10. Evidence, the award, and remedies -- 11. Privacy and confidentiality -- 12. Challenging the award -- 13. Recognition and enforcement of the award -- 14. Treaties and conventions -- 15. Introduction to English arbitration law -- 16. The scope and characteristics of arbitration -- 17. Commencing an arbitration -- 18. Extending time to commence arbitration proceedings -- 19. The parties -- 20. The arbitration agreement -- 21. Incorporating the arbitration agreement -- 22. Appointing the arbitral tribunal and the cessation of its office -- 23. The role of the arbitral tribunal -- 24. Challenging the arbitral tribunal's jurisdiction in the proceedings -- 25. Powers of the court -- 26. Procedural matters under the arbitration act 1996 -- 27. Challenging and appealing the award -- 28. Appeal on a point of law -- 29. Powers of the arbitral tribunal in respect of the award -- 30. The award -- I. Arbitration agreements -- II. Mediation agreement -- III. Appointments and jurisdictional clauses -- IV. Commencing the arbitration -- V. Joinder and consolidation clauses -- VI. Terms of reference in an international arbitration conducted under the ICC rules of arbitration -- VII. Procedural clauses -- VIII. Pleadings and awards -- IX. Applications to the court -- App. 1. Arbitration act 1996 -- App. 2. Civil procedure rules and practice directions part 62 : arbitration claims -- App. 3. Departmental advisory committee on arbitration law : report on the arbitration bill -- App. 4. Departmental advisory committee on arbitration law : supplementary report on the arbitration act 1996 -- App. 5. UNCITRAL model law on international commercial arbitration -- App. 6. Convention on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards -- App. 7. UNCITRAL notes on organizing arbitral proceedings -- App. 8. IBA rules on the taking of evidence in international commercial arbitration -- App. 9. Rules, conventions, and arbitration related websites.

"This important new work provides a detailed yet clear and accessible guide for anyone who is involved in the arbitral process. It thoroughly analyzes both international and English arbitration law, for readers in any jurisdiction, and deals comprehensively with all modern case law. Aselection of precedents makes this book an invaluable tool for lawyers, arbitrators, claims consultants, and the parties to arbitration. Looking at the arbitration process in a logical and chronological way it assists the reader from the very start of the arbitral process to the issue of thearbitral award and its enforcement."--Publisher description.

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